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Fact-checking and media accountability

The importance of fact-checking and media accountability in ensuring the accuracy of reporting on the Russia-Ukraine war and other issues.

Fact-Checks

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Jan 15, 2026
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What follow up polls suggested that voters would have changed their votes if they had known that the laptop was genuine

Multiple follow‑up polls after the Hunter Biden laptop revelations suggested some voters said they would have changed their 2020 vote had they known the laptop was genuine: surveys or summaries cited ...

Feb 6, 2026

How have fact-checking organizations addressed the pedophilia allegations against Trump?

Fact-checkers have treated the circulating as serious claims requiring documentary verification, confirming that a alleged rape of a 13‑year‑old but concluding the public record offers no proof of the...

Feb 5, 2026

Did Ashley Biden say her father molested her

’s private handwritten journal — portions of which were stolen and later circulated — contains passages in which she questions whether she was molested, including lines reported as “,” but public repo...

Feb 5, 2026

What fact‑checking organizations have investigated claims about public figures allegedly soiling themselves, and what methods do they use?

Prominent fact‑checking outlets such as , , and are the kinds of organizations that routinely investigate viral allegations and claims about public figures — though the provided reporting does not lis...

Jan 12, 2026

What specific claims from Janet Ossebaard have been debunked by major fact‑checking organizations?

Janet Ossebaard’s videos and writings have been widely criticized and — according to reporting that aggregates commentary about her work — “several fact‑checking organizations have flagged Ossebaard’s...