Fact-checking serves an important function in our news and politics, but it’s not well understood by the general public. What’s involved in fact-checking? How can we recognize when something we’re reading has been adequately verified? With so much questionable information circulating, understanding how fact-checking works can help us better determine when news and information is reliable and trustworthy – or not.
In this webinar, Kurt Sampsel of PEN America will provide an overview of the main types of fact-checking and what’s involved, followed by a conversation with Wilkine Brutus of WLRN radio Miami and Laura Zommer of Spanish-language information hub Factchequeado about the methods they use to verify information and how fact-checking helps them tell stories and inform their audiences.
Participants:
- Wilkine Brutus, Palm Beach County Correspondent, Producer, and Host, WLRN Public Media
- Laura Zommer, Co-founder and CEO, Factchequeado
- Kurt Sampsel, Senior Program Manager, PEN America
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