Most of those outsiders expressing opinions about US missile strikes on Nigeria could do with reading this piece. It might also benefit those ordering those strikes, too.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
From the @wsj.com chief foreign correspondent
"Social media misinformation is driving men to NHS clinics in search of testosterone therapy...(but) taking testosterone unnecessarily can suppress the body’s natural hormone production, cause infertility, and increase the risk of blood clots, heart problems etc."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
In a piece for @rsf.org, Valdez Onanina, chief editor for fact-checking group @fr.africacheck.org, talks about the cost of exposing Russian disinformation networks operating in west Africa; doxing, threats and smears
rsf.org/fr/valdez-on...
I think other journalism awards need to up their game.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEBS...
Congratulations on winning the award
10 years ago I came to Dakar and recruited @fr.africacheck.org’s first editor, Assane Diagne, the first factchecker in Francophone Africa.
This week I joined 200 others in Dakar at the fourth #AfricaFactsSummit.
There are many challenges at the moment. The work of this community is reason for hope
Google’s commitment to free expression “is unwavering and will not bend to political pressure,” Google said, bending to political pressure.
www.cnbc.com/2025/09/26/h...
Big presses too, no?
The polio immunisation program started in the USA in 1955.
Look what happened next.
Some politicians care about facts. Others, not so much
A Royal Parks spokesperson: “We’ve not had any incidents reported to us of people killing or eating swans".
Farage: "Migrants are eating the swans"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...
Two cities at random:
London, England: The crime rate in London was 106.4 crime offences per thousand people for the 2024/25 reporting year, compared with 105.8 in the previous year.
Miami, Florida: In 2023, Miami’s crime index was reported as 283, aligning closely with the national average.
Besides the politics - and I am not all anti Nick Robinson - this is a truly dreadful 'think piece', that doesn't at all explore what free speech actually is and entails.
"Mel Merritt, head of policy and campaigns at the National Autistic Society said: 'This is dangerous, it's anti-science and it's irresponsible.'
But hey, why would a medical expert know better than a businessman-politician.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Looking forward to taking part in this free online All-Ireland conference today on how corporate policy and mis/disinformation affect public health - and what we can do about it.
It starts in half an hour. Do join if you can. #TurningTheTide2025 #CDOH #PublicHealth
jointpublichealthconference.org
If "free speech" means allowing people to say things you find disagreeable, what's this?
Science is real
"The Israeli military has prevented international journalists from entering and reporting on the war, and has decimated Gaza’s own media community."
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
More details on Reform UK's commitment to freedom of speech: "the principle that freedom of speech must be paired with responsibility and honesty," says Council boss. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Does factchecking work? Well, do you know what factcheckers do?
@fullfact.org reached out to a woman misidentified in a viral online video. She found it “really helpful… it was the only organisation that tried to contact me to see if there was any truth to the claims.”
fullfact.org/culture-and-...
How do fact-checkers select the claims to check? How should we develop a 'harms-based' approach and defend freedom of speech?
Great to work with friend & colleague @mrdudders.bsky.social on this piece for @poynterinstitute.bsky.social
Feedback welcome
www.poynter.org/ifcn/2025/sp...
I wrote for @timeshighered.bsky.social blog on questions to spot fake claims
1. Where did the claim come from?
2. What do other, credible sources say?
3. What might make you likely to fall for the claim?
4. What does the context tell you?
More 👇
www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/four-...
Asked by media to provide any evidence for its wild claim about the United States' traditional allies convicting citizens for criticising governments, the US State Department "declined to comment".
x.com/StateDept/st...
Some viral posts say guava leaves, ginseng, ginger & lemon can “cure” blocked fallopian tubes or endometriosis. But these remedies don’t work, and promoting them can delay real medical treatment. africacheck.info/endo_fallopi...
Garbage in, garbage out. Methodology matters.
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Little better than to be recognised by your peers, no?
11 years ago, in London, I took part in the first Global Fact-Checking Summit.
Last week in Rio, at #GlobalFact12, I was honoured for ‘outstanding service’ to the fact-checking community worldwide. Couldn’t be more grateful for the journey.
