Raffaella Menichini

Today might be a good day to announce @unclouder.com will soon launch a fact-checker powered Bluesky labeler to help you clear dark clouds of misinformation from your blue sky.

Over forty fact checking organizations already registered interest to participate.

Give us a follow to see the labels!

Het uur van de waarheid (podcast) | VRT NWS: nieuws Dennis van den Buijs duikt in de wereld van nepnieuws en online bedrog, samen met factcheckers, experten en luisteraars. Of het nu gaat over de oorlog in Oekraïne, de verkiezingen in Amerika, klimaatv...

Collega @menicr.bsky.social en ik vertellen in "Het Uur van de Waarheid" hoe @leadstories.com de eerste factcheckorgansatie werd met persaccreditatie bij het Vaticaan.... vrtnws.be/p.1wLJepxa3jl

Private, Ritualistic And Consequential: The Conclave Is Conspiracy's Natural Habitat | Lead Stories The conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor is set to start on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. It is a centuries-old...

Ahead of the #conclave we looked at some of the main conspiracy theories and propaganda pressures which surround this fascinating, mysterious (and highly political) ritual. #vatican #newpope leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

MAGA accounts on X shared a doctored an image of the Pope's funeral to add more blue suits and make Trump's sartorial choice stand out less (compare L with R) leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Top story this morning...

Perdimus papam. La une de Libération le 22 avril 2025, après la mort du pape François.

Perdimus papam. C'est la une de Libération mardi.

Le pape François est mort lundi à 88 ans, après un pontificat engagé sur les pauvres, les migrants et l’écologie mais décevant sur les questions sociétales.

a group of penguins are walking in a row ALT: a group of penguins are walking in a row

"90 day pause guys!"

The examples of early/mid 20th Century Austria and Germany show that a country can euthanise its own research sector even though it began from an incredibly strong place. From the looks of it this is the direction the USA is going in.

What happens if you “get rid” of fact-checking? By Clara Jiménez Cruz, cofounder and CEO of Fundación Maldita.es and Chair of the European Fact-Checking Standards Network

Why the work of fact-checkers is essential for democracy, and what happens when it becomes the object of defamation such as the one conducted by the tech bros and their political new protectors. Must read by Clara Jiménez Cruz, #maldita medium.com/@maldita.es/...

Let’s say it plainly: Fact-checking is not censorship - Poynter Fact-checking adds to the public debate; it doesn’t suppress it

Fact-checkers don’t censor or suppress public debates, they supplement them by weeding out false information to correct misperceptions around false claims.

Fact-checking journalism is a crucial safety mechanism, wrote IFCN Director Angie Drobnic Holan in April. www.poynter.org/commentary/2...

Community Notes don't work by themselves. So many things don't get labeled because people don't reach "consensus" on them, which is really what Community Notes optimize for, not factuality

What an utter failure. So disappointing

Differences in misinformation sharing can lead to politically asymmetric sanctions - Nature We find that conservatives tend to share more low-quality news through social media than liberals, and so even if technology companies enact politically neutral anti-misinformation policies, political...

🚨In Nature🚨
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...

White Helmet attempting to rescue prisoners trapped in torture chambers.

The White Helmets are spearheading rescue efforts in Sednaya.

Detainees of #Sednaya Prisonn are freee

Want more facts on your Bluesky timeline? Here's a starter pack!

Lead Stories: Now a Verified Member of the EFCSN | Lead Stories Is that another new logo in our website footer and sidebar? Yes, it is: We are pleased to announce Lead...

Very proud to be part of this team! leadstories.com/analysis/202...

Over fifty organisations are now in the fact checking starter pack!

Get your fact checks here if you prefer facts that are checked!

#factcheck #factchecking #factcheckers

Eccoci!! 💕

Protocols, Not Platforms: The Promise and Peril of Federated Social Media Networks – Informed 2024 In recent years, federated social media networks have begun to offer an alternative to the platforms that have grown over the last two decades. Three leaders in…

For recent migrants from other corners of the internet who might be wondering what makes Bluesky different (and imho better), I'm resurfacing this terrific conversation from earlier this year between @bsky.app CEO @jay.bsky.team, @mmasnick.bsky.social, and @yoyoel.com. 🫶

YouTube video by Lead Stories The Daily NOT - Episode #306

The Daily NOT - A show about what didn't happen today. Episode 306. #TheDailyNOT

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FUy...

Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Actor Cillian Murphy Waving Palestinian Flag On Street
#CheckTok #FactCheck #CillianMurphy #Palestine #Flag #PeakyBlinders #Birmingham
leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

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