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Opinion | Fact-checking is crucial when the news moves this fast

From war in Iran to election claims and gas prices, recent fact checks show how misinformation spreads during fast-moving, high-stakes moments

April 6, 2026

An AI company set out to fix news deserts. Instead, it copied local journalists’ work

Nota shut down its news sites after Axios and Poynter found dozens of plagiarized quotes, phrases and photos

April 2, 2026

Opinion | Pam Bondi is out as attorney general. Here’s how the media covered it.

Depending on the media outlet, news consumers heard different takes on what happened.

April 3, 2026

Three ways AI is making reliable information harder to find

AI-generated content, hallucinating chatbots and shrinking newsrooms are degrading the information environment

April 3, 2026

A local TV newsroom disappeared overnight. It’s a warning sign for what’s next.

Widespread layoffs at WRTV in Indianapolis offer a glimpse at the cost savings brought by media mergers

April 2, 2026

Opinion | Trump broke into prime time with a speech that broke little news

The president’s 19-minute address interrupted ‘Survivor’ and ‘The Masked Singer’ but offered little beyond familiar talking points

April 2, 2026

Fact-checking has to go where misinformation actually spreads

We need more trusted intermediaries, shareable formats, and repeated contact with communities that may never visit a fact-checking website

April 2, 2026

In the absence of truth, misinformation becomes harmful: Nepal’s experience shows why fact-checking matters in crises

Recent demonstrations spiraled into violence after social media falsehoods spread like wildfire

April 2, 2026

Opinion | How a CNN reporter covered war from inside Iran

Frederik Pleitgen entered the country with no escort or outside information and found a war unlike any he had covered before

April 1, 2026

Like journalists, prosecutors shaped a distorted view of crime. They can help fix it, too.

They’ve got the data to tell a more complete story, if they would only release it

April 1, 2026

As the Supreme Court weighs birthright citizenship, Trump’s claims don’t add up

He claims it’s abused by foreigners, misinterpreted in law and rare globally. Courts and history say otherwise as justices weigh its future

April 1, 2026

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