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Fact-checking social media

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During this crisis, Poynter’s fact-checking teams are hard at work delivering you the context and clarity you need to keep your family and community safe.

Just this week, PolitiFact fact-checked more than 40 comments or posts about the coronavirus, including fake cures

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, false news reports

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and conspiracy theories

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about the spread. Check out Politifact’s Coronavirus Scorecard.

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Mediawise, Poynter’s online fact-checking program for young people, explores how the coronavirus is causing chaos for teens - and why there’s hope

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. You can follow MediaWise’s Teen Fact-Checking Network

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on Instagram to learn how they debunk viral social media posts (some of which may have fooled you, too).

Keeping you informed every day

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Police officers and soldiers check passengers leaving from Milan main train station, Italy, March 9, 2020. Italy took a page from China's playbook, attempting to lock down 16 million people — more than a quarter of its population — to halt the relentless march of the new coronavirus across Europe. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

It’s challenging to stay on top of all of the new information being released about the COVID-19 crisis. Fortunately, Al Tompkins, senior faculty at Poynter, keeps you up-to-speed and informed via Covering COVID-19

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, a daily briefing of journalism and the coronavirus. Read his recent post on what happens if you break quarantines.

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Helping you make a difference at home

As countless citizens around the globe are living under stay-at-home advisories, Poynter reporter Kristen Hare shares some tips from her colleagues on how you can be more productive while working from home

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Providing news you trust

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Ambulance workers move a man on a stretcher from the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington, into an ambulance, Friday, March 6. The facility is the epicenter of the outbreak of the the coronavirus in Washington state. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Not only do we focus on the facts, Poynter also helps journalists grapple with ethical challenges behind the information you receive. Kelly McBride, senior vice president at Poynter and Chair of the Craig Newmark Center for Ethics and Leadership, regularly advises individual newsrooms across the country.

Issues she's recently tackled include: When is it ethical to identify someone as infected

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? How can journalism sound the alarm without being over-the-top alarmists who heighten panic? How do journalists cover the story when their own safety is at risk? Is there implicit bias in coverage, particularly given the industry’s challenges on diversity?

Kelly’s consultation on a wide range of topics helps journalists deliver news that you can trust. Read more about Poynter’s focus on ethics and trust

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