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International fact-checkers seek ways to evolve amid funding changes, rise of artificial intelligence

Poynter · Maria Ramirez Uribe · last updated

RIO DE JANEIRO — Fact-checking journalism around the world is at a crossroads. Democracies are weakening. Social media platforms are withdrawing their financial support for fact-checking. And the public is […]

 

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