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!
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
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.
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.
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/...
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
🚨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
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Eccoci!! 💕
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. 🫶
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...
Here's a gift link version wapo.st/3UQwPBY
