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1087:"To start checking a nonfiction piece, you begin by consulting the writer about how the piece was put together and using the writer’s sources as well as our own departmental sources. We then essentially take the piece apart and put it back together again. You make sure that the names and dates are right, but then if it is a John McPhee piece, you make sure that the USGS report that he read, he read correctly... Or if we describe the basis on which the FDA approved or disapproved the medical tests that ImClone used for Erbitux, then you need to find out what the complexities of that whole situation were." 1000: 1228:): "I was helping edit an article... my boss had sent it back to me, suggesting it was a little bland... I simply tacked on sentence ... And it worked. My boss liked it better. The problem was, I completely forgot to send the piece back to the to see if she was okay with my little addition. I had meant to -- I know you can't just insert something without the writer's approval. But I forgot... the is complaining that 24: 741: 234:
might matter some, depending on the source, but it's probably best to avoid giving much importance to man-of-the-year type logrolling. Most everyone has enemies, so a lot of people have been called a liar by somebody. If there's a pattern of disinterested people doing that then it might indicate a problem.
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since people do generally buy newspapers based (partly) on the paper's general reputation for veracity and not on the names of particular reporters. It depends a great deal on the newspaper, of course, and business incentives to get facts right varies a lot among newspapers, and so does editorial rigor.
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is by the popular, prolific, and well-reviewed expert Marc Eliot. Most editors would assume that his book is a reliable source. But... from the book: "Screwball is a particularly apt term for a certain type of movie that, like the baseball pitch of the same name, travels a fast but unpredictable path
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which tells of a case of an article mentioning Abe Vigoda. A "top editor" added "the late" in front of Vigoda's name (Vigoda was alive). The fact checker took it out, but the editor insisted, and it was published in the article. (FWIW I think this was the start of the "Abe Vigoda is dead" meme which
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It seems to. It's a book, and it's not online, and no page number is given, so this makes it hard to judge using the limited preview that Google Books provides. The ref'd material discusses Mendel at length and the material in the article is a severe reduction and simplification of this. It looks to
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If they have been fired for plagiarism or indicted for perjury or successfully sued for libel or whatever, those are data points. It's probably best to be skeptical about other markers. Matters unrelated to their writing such as sex scandals might or might not indicate anything. Awards and accolades
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When you cite a newspaper, you are also relying on the author but mainly on the publication. Rather than checking facts, newspaper editors will expect reporters to check their own facts and they'll fire them if they don't and reporters know this. Newspapers do have an incentive to worry about facts
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Even if they are utterly disinterested, they can still be inaccurate, of course. But if they are well to the right end of this continuum, that's a big red flag. It doesn't mean everything they say is inaccurate, of course, but it's an important data point. You have to be honest here – if they are a
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No, neither. We're just using this an example. (If the material described Mendel himself as "the founder of genetics" or something, this could be contested, since Mendel's laws were forgotten and probably not much would be different if he'd never lived. However, the material is careful not to make
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Contentious material is material that people might take a position on for ideological reasons. Contested material is just material that another editor has made a reasonable challenge to or where sources disagree. (Whether a person was born on April 19 or April 20 might be contested but it's not an
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It's an acceptable ref. It's a book, and we don't like to use books as sources, since books aren't usually fact-checked, so we are basically depending on Bowler's reputation. It appears to be excellent. There are no markers to indicate that he would have any incentive to get this wrong (quite the
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has a good reputation and a strong business incentive to get their facts straight since their core constituency includes high-powered decision-maker types who require reliable data and pay a lot for it, but so far we don't have a cite describing their operation, so... ) There have been sporadic
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Mendel demonstrated that the inheritance of certain traits in pea plants follows particular patterns, now referred to as the laws of Mendelian inheritance. Although the significance of Mendel's work was not recognized until the turn of the 20th century, the independent rediscovery of these laws
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If they work for a salary, they have an incentive to not get fired. That means if they are a professor at an established university and that's their main source of income, they have an incentive to avoid outright mendacity, since that'll get you fired. Newspaper reporter, same thing. But other
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a strong public voice against creationism, but 1) that shouldn't affect his regard of the standing of Mendel in particular as opposed to other figures, and 2) that's not really being polemic, that's just being a biologist, as essentially 100% of reputable biologists are opposed to
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is famous for the rigor of its editing (including fact checking). According to the Columbia Journalism Review (2010) they employ 16 fact-checkers. That's a lot for small weekly that doesn't specialize in hard news. Here's a New Yorker fact-checker recounting her service:
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When you cite a book, you are relying almost entirely on the author. Book publishers have little incentive to worry about facts since people generally buy books based on the author rather than the publisher. For this reason books are seldom very reliable sources.
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approval"? (If the article writer says "Sure, I don't care", it's OK then?) Where is the indication that person was put in fear for their career over this? I don't see that either. It's only one anecdote, but this is not a good look for
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entities might encourage mendacity if it supports their mission. If they make a living writing books or whatnot, their main financial incentive is to increase sales rather than necessarily get their facts right.
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This provides a quick-and-dirty (albeit imperfect) gauge of notability, which is not the same as veracity but is a data point. And the article and its links provide a good start in figuring out who the person
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A number of scholarly works. His article lists some of them. He's written a textbook and a few other books. Judging just by the titles these look to be high-end general-interest books for the educated layman.
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ideological issue.) If it's not contentious, the source is only going to be wrong because of failure of diligence. If it's contentious, we also have to be aware of the possibility of deliberate bias.
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is a list kept by Jeffrey Beall of questionable and shady open-access scientific journals. Articles in journals on Beall's List are presumed not reviewed and should usually be treated as blog posts.
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Some magazines and newspapers rely on their reputation for veracity as part of their marketing model. If they don't pay attention to that they're eventually out of business. Others, not so much.
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deals with political statements. It has a business model of 1) checking facts – that's what they do and it's all they do, and 2) being strictly non-partisan. So based on this the
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Does the author have an opinion on the matter? On the continuum running from "utterly disinterested investigator or reporter" to "complete polemicist", where does this person fit?
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Does the author have an opinion on the matter? On the continuum running from "utterly disinterested investigator or reporter" to "complete polemicist", where does this person fit?
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Does the author have an opinion on the matter? On the continuum running from "utterly disinterested investigator or reporter" to "complete polemicist", where does this person fit?
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It's a blog, so it's not a very reliable source itself... and the comments are completely unreliable of course, but interesting and probably true. We couldn't even
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Not sure. It's University of California Press and that's a reputable outfit. Whether they check Bowler's work or just trust him I don't know. Probably the latter.
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He has a Ph. D. from the University of Toronto. He's worked as a teacher or professor. He's a past President of the British Society for the History of Science.
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On the one hand, the person knows they messed up and feels bad, and there was a "little scandal". On the other hand... why did this person even
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which became defunct in 2015. Silverman's work details many media errors, but is mostly a list of retractions and isn't about fact-checking.
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It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Knowledge contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of
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the subject is called to verify the quote? There isn't one. And what is the meaning of "you can't just insert something without the
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Remember, this checklist is useful to identify whether a source is likely to be appropriate for general use in an average article.
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But don't just throw your favorite paper into this list. A good citation describing their fact-checking operation would be helpful.
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A succinct description of what we want to find out, e.g. "We want to find out what the actual area of Baltimore is" or whatever.
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He's an academic. There's no reason to believe that he'd have any incentive to either glorify or deprecate Mendel's role. He
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reliable in a given case, just that the assumption that they are is your starting point.) Everything else is up for debate.
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full-time fact-checkers – more than any other publication on the planet – and a very rigorous and well-organized operation.
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Is it a peer-reviewed scholarly journal, or a magazine (or newspaper) known to have an effective fact-checking operation?
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Is it a peer-reviewed scholarly journal, or a magazine (or newspaper) known to have an effective fact-checking operation?
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Is it a peer-reviewed scholarly journal, or a magazine (or newspaper) known to have an effective fact-checking operation?
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The Economist pens one of its customarily acerbic book reviews in which it notes an extraordinary number of basic errors
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He's a professor at Queens College. This is probably his primary source of income, although he also gets book royalties.
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contrary, he has an academic reputation to uphold) and every indication that he has the competence to get it right.
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put words in her mouth... I feel terrible... I'm hoping this little scandal will blow over, and I think it will."
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As with many cites, it's sometimes not clear exactly what's being ref'd – it might be only the second sentence.
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An innovative essayist and his fact-checker do battle about the use of truth and the definition of nonfiction.
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before somehow managing to cross the plate for a perfect strike." But that's not an accurate description of a
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is an old name in American journalism, but as their print operation died they fell upon hard times; the 2012
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whose main brief is fixing grammar and style. Copy editors may check facts, but only on an ad hoc basis.
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Don't know of any. He's a member of good standing of various scholarly bodies, according to his article.
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does have fact checkers, although possibly intern or junior new hire level I think, but then you have
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No source is always unreliable for every statement, and no source is always reliable for any statement
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This is a rough indicator of post-publication peer review and acceptance. (Pro tips: if there is a
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For instance, if it supports a quote, do the quoted words indeed appear in the source, and so forth.
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link, this will often show "where cited" for scientific publications. If it's a book, searching at
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Most large magazines employ fact-checkers. Book publishers and most newspapers don't. They employ
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Not applicable. UC Berkely is a big school and their publishing arm is also a big operation.
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University of California Press, Berkely. It's a highly reputable academic publisher.
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nameplate, these are blog posts and are not fact-checked at all. According to the
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But just to point out, any publication is vulnerable if a reporter is inclined to
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What about the publisher? What kind of outfit are they? What's their reputation?
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Is the author, or this work, cited in other reliable sources? In academic works?
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What about the publisher? What kind of outfit are they? What's their reputation?
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Is the author, or this work, cited in other reliable sources? In academic works?
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What about the publisher? What kind of outfit are they? What's their reputation?
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Is the author, or this work, cited in other reliable sources? In academic works?
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and we're not sure of if their reliability has recovered any or if so how much.
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Regret the Error: How Media Mistakes Pollute the Press and Imperil Free Speech
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fiasco showed that, at least as of 2012, they weren't fact-checking at all. (
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polemicist who supports your version of things, they are still a polemicist.
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Peter J. Bowler. He's a historian of biological science and a professor at
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material, specifically that found at "www.forbes.com/sites/". Despite the
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also. From the crooked timber of mankind, no straight thing was ever made.
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is lengthy and there's a lot of hedging, but that's a reasonable summary.
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Journalistic entities known to have bad (or no) fact-checking operations
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What are the author's academic credentials and professional experience?
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What are the author's academic credentials and professional experience?
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Does the source have the expertise on the particular topic being ref'd?
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What are the author's academic credentials and professional experience?
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would be that they are fairly reliable. But we need more proof, so...
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It's high, as far as that goes, since they're an academic publisher.
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Here's a checklist to help organize your evaluation of a source.
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about using those in an article, but this isn't one, so read away.
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Coates comments on the Niall Ferguson affair and the downfall of
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Journalistic entities known to have good fact-checking operations
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Determine if Gregor Mendel's work was the foundation of genetics.
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are both scholarly journals, but they're not equal. Ditto the
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Yes, certainly. He has considerable expertise in the subject.
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What about reputation? Are there any big character markers?
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What about reputation? Are there any big character markers?
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What about reputation? Are there any big character markers?
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to be used as a source on Cary Grant, but he doesn't have
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seems to employ fact checking in the book review process.
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describes some other citation-finding tools and methods.)
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formed the foundation of the modern science of genetics.
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Size doesn't prove anything, but it's a data point. The
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National Institute of Economic and Social Research blog
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Does the source have standing to address the material?
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be a reasonable extrapolation from the ref'd material.
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The Oxford companion to the history of modern science
1340:"Inside the World's Largest Fact Checking Operation" 1775: 1755: 1389: 1689:"Fact-Checking – Fakten finden, Fehler vermeiden" 1827: 1800: 1635: 1563:D'Agata, John; Fingal, Jim (February 27, 2012). 819: 1710: 1337: 1317:that detects and highlights unreliable sources 1594:John D'Agata and Jim Fingal (February 2012). 1562: 906:What's their business incentive for veracity? 633:What's the material that the source supports? 565:What's their business incentive for veracity? 457:What's the material that the source supports? 355:What's their business incentive for veracity? 126:What's the material that the source supports? 1614: 854:If not, is there any reason to believe that 824:. Berkeley: University of California Press. 662:Does the source indeed support the material? 541:If not, is there any reason to believe that 467:Does the source indeed support the material? 412:to be used as a source on American baseball. 304:If not, is there any reason to believe that 144:Does the source indeed support the material? 1363: 1730: 1415: 1078:", get it? These people are serious.) And 1657: 696:Does the author have a Knowledge article? 484:Does the author have a Knowledge article? 168:Does the author have a Knowledge article? 404:pitch at all; not even close. Eliot has 1487: 1828: 1441: 1390:Virginia Heffernan (August 20, 2010). 1212: 1636:Hannah Goldfield (February 9, 2012). 1544: 1333: 1331: 1801:Ta-Nehisi Coates (August 21, 2012). 1776:Katherine Goldstein (June 6, 2011). 994: 18: 1836:Knowledge essays about verification 1756:Brendan I. Koerner (May 23, 2003). 1488:McArdle, Megan (January 24, 2011). 1464: 1392:"What 'Fact-Checking' Means Online" 724:What else has the author published? 494:What else has the author published? 186:What else has the author published? 13: 1490:"Why Don't Publishers Check Facts" 1442:Portes, Jonathan (15 March 2012). 1328: 1101:complaints about fact-checking at 756:How does the author make a living? 504:How does the author make a living? 215:How does the author make a living? 49:thoroughly vetted by the community 45:Knowledge's policies or guidelines 14: 1847: 1758:"Who Uses Fact Checkers, Anyway?" 1711:Craig Silverman (April 9, 2010). 1615:Laura Miller (February 9, 2012). 1469:. Demographia Observations (blog) 1338:Craig Silverman (April 9, 2010). 822:Evolution: the history of an idea 427:Blank checklist (to copy and use) 1364:John McPhee (February 9, 2009). 1118:British Broadcasting Corporation 1072:(If only two, it would be "young 998: 22: 1465:Cox, Wendell (April 20, 2010). 1418:"Fact Checking 'In Cold Blood'" 1217:. Simon & Schuster. p. 48. 1191:) Since 2013 they are owned by 858:has checked the author's facts? 649:Is it contentious or contested? 545:has checked the author's facts? 462:Is it contentious or contested? 321:New England Journal of Medicine 308:has checked the author's facts? 131:Is it contentious or contested? 1733:"The Mystery of Fact Checking" 1731:Kevin Drum (January 4, 2011). 1569:. W. W. Norton & Company. 1545:Smith, Sarah Harrison (2004). 1512: 1481: 1458: 1435: 1409: 1383: 1357: 616:What are we trying to do here? 445:What are we trying to do here? 326:North Carolina Literary Review 107:What are we trying to do here? 1: 1617:"In Defense of Fact Checking" 1416:Ben Yagoda (March 20, 2013). 1241:tacking on an extra sentence 1803:"In Praise of Fact-Checkers" 7: 1045:. This has happened at the 433:Blank checklist for copying 10: 1852: 1638:"The Art of Fact-Checking" 1344:Columbia Journalism Review 1290:became rather widespread.) 1155:Columbia Journalism Review 686:Queen's University Belfast 56: 37:Knowledge:Reliable sources 16:Essay on editing Knowledge 1658:Silverman, Craig (2007). 1043:lie and falsify her notes 870:What's their circulation? 820:Bowler, Peter J. (2003). 550:What's their circulation? 336:Easton (Maryland) Gazette 313:What's their circulation? 1596:"What Happened in Vegas" 1547:The Fact Checker's Bible 1366:"Checkpoints (abstract)" 88:for a specific statement 1662:. ‎Union Square Press. 1239:consider for one moment 894:Do they have an agenda? 560:Do they have an agenda? 350:Do they have an agenda? 1566:The Lifespan of a Fact 1520:"Editorial Guidelines" 1213:Jacobs, A. J. (2005). 966:Supplementary material 1673:Silverman also ran a 748:and some other works. 47:, as it has not been 1822:, and other matters. 1012:adding missing items 744:in J. L. 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