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Process of verifying information in non-fictional text
Fact-checking is the process of verifying the factual accuracy of questioned reporting and statements. Fact-checking can be conducted before or after the text or content is published or otherwise disseminated. Internal fact-checking is such checking done in-house by the publisher to prevent inaccurate content from being published; when the text is analyzed by a third party, the process is called external fact-checking. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Fact-checkingA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Factuality challenges in the era of large language models and opportunities for fact-checkingInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Journalism and Use of Social MediaThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Fact-Checking: A Meta-Analysis of What Works and for WhomCited 577 times
- Go sideways: MisinformationA closely related topic
- Go sideways: List of fake news websitesA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun The investigating of an issue with regards to the validity or veracity of its stated facts.
Verb present participle and gerund of fact-check
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Fact-Checking: A Meta-Analysis of What Works and for Whom
A Survey on Automated Fact-Checking
Computational Fact Checking from Knowledge Networks
The Epistemology of Fact Checking
Revisiting the Epistemology of Fact-Checking
Checking how fact-checkers check
Toward computational fact-checking
Perceived social presence reduces fact-checking
🆕 Influential since 2022
Factuality challenges in the era of large language models and opportunities for fact-checking
Checking the Fact-Checkers: The Role of Source Type, Perceived Credibility, and Individual Differences in Fact-Checking Effectiveness
Effects of fact‐checking warning labels and social endorsement cues on climate change fake news credibility and engagement on social media
From Public Reason to Public Health: Professional Implications of the “Debunking Turn” in the Global Fact-Checking Field
The perils and promises of fact-checking with large language models
📚 Books worth reading
Journalism and Use of Social MediaAnzer Ayoob · 2023
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