As news of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine spread across the world, misinformation quickly followed.

What are your audiences seeing on social media? Our colleagues at PolitiFact have debunked six internet hoaxes so far. Here's how you can spot fake videos and photos from the conflict for yourself — and for your community. And for your friends abroad, signatories of Poynter's International Fact-Checking Network developed a new database to share debunked disinformation from more than 45 different countries. Follow #UkraineFacts on Twitter for more.

Keep scrolling for more resources and training. Stay sharp.

Online group seminar, March 8-24

This live online seminar — which starts one week from today — will help journalism leaders navigate their newsroom’s ethical pressure points.

Poynter’s senior vice president and ethics chair Kelly McBride will be your guide. Using her decades of experience as an ethics coach and public editor, she will reveal the methods she uses to assess a newsroom’s ethical strengths and weaknesses. You will explore the dozens of factors – both concrete policies and soft qualities – that contribute to a healthy environment for making ethical decisions. With McBride’s stewardship, you will diagnose your own individual capacity, and, when possible, the capacity of your news organization.

After the three-week, six-session course, you will have templates for modern ethics policies, communication skills to address ethical conflicts as they arise, and leadership strategies to facilitate a culture of ethics in your newsroom.

Online workshops, March 29, April 12 and April 26

Nearly $2 trillion dollars will be hitting states for the next several years via the American Rescue Plan. This free data journalism workshop series, brought to you by Poynter and Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), will empower local journalists to follow this once-in-a-generation influx of funds, hold local authorities accountable, and spur smart societal change through storytelling. 

Each 90-minute workshop will be focused on one of three topics: public health and pandemics; public safety, policing and beyond; and infrastructure and environment. 

How do you cover elections for a public that is extremely fractured? This free online group seminar will help local journalists stay safe and produce ethical, excellent stories about voting, security and local issues leading up to the 2022 midterms. 

With help from Team PolitiFact, you will learn how to track and debunk election-related disinformation that could fuel violence on the local level. You will gain a deeper understanding of First and Second Amendment protections to strengthen your reporting about activities that are prohibited by law. In discussion with guest speakers and other participants, you will also review best practices for reporting on these issues without legitimizing them or having a chilling effect on democratic participation.