Website profile

Poynter

Poynter is a nonprofit media institute and newsroom that provides fact-checking, media literacy and journalism ethics training to citizens and journalists in service to democracy.

  • 44articles · 30d
  • 2+ day agolatest article
  • Aug 17, 2026earliest in window
  • 95%with images
  • 367avg words
articles per day
Covers
People
Places
Organizations
Categories
  • News 35
  • Politics 20
  • Politics2 12
  • Arts, Culture, Entertainment & Media 10
  • Education & Jobs 8
  • Labour 5
  • Arts & Entertainment 4
  • Economy, Business & Finance 4
Site tags
Bylines

Please confirm you are human

This browser or connection looks automated. Press and continuously hold the control for 3 seconds to enable Google-hosted web results and, when separately allowed, AI-assisted answers.

A successful check enables 100 search requests. Interactive access does not authorize scraping, systematic collection, or reuse of search output.

Hold with a pointer, or hold Space or Enter.

News


poynter.org > fact-checking > 2026 > declaracion-de-la-red-internacional-de-verificacion-de-hechos-sobre-la-expansion-de-las-notas-de-la-comunidad-de-meta-a-america-latina

Declaraci??n de la Red Internacional de Verificaci??n de Hechos sobre la expansi??n de las Notas de la Comunidad de Meta a Am??rica Latina

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (161+ words) Meta anunció su intención de probar las Notas de la Comunidad en Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay y Venezuela. Nota del editor: Poynter tradujo esta declaración del inglés…...


poynter.org > fact-checking > 2026 > trump-9-11-ground-zero-recovery-claims

Trump says firefighters carried him to safety after 9/11. What do we know about his Ground Zero role?

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (435+ words) President Donald Trump recounted his response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in an interview and event leading up to the 25th anniversary this week, repeating statements that lack evidence about aiding in the recovery. “I was building a building in New York,…...


poynter.org > commentary > 2026 > what-can-we-expect-from-the-season-premier-of-60-minutes

What can we expect from the season premier of '60 Minutes?"

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1259+ words) We’re learning more about the season premier of ‘60 Minutes,’ which will air this upcoming Sunday. As I mentioned in Tuesday’s newsletter, one of the segments in the season opener will be a Jon Wertheim feature on the Super Bowl-favorite Los…...


poynter.org > commentary > 2026 > as-perfect-storm-hits-public-media-initiative-seeks-a-reimagined-system-to-serve-communities

As 'perfect storm' hits public media, initiative seeks a reimagined system to serve communities

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1235+ words) A little more than a year ago, the federal government delivered a devastating blow to a critical part of our media landscape: It defunded public media. The move, under the direction of President Donald Trump, stripped important funding from public…...


poynter.org > fact-checking > 2026 > meta-instagram-facebook-teen-social-media-restrictions

Meta???s new teen restrictions could become a blueprint for social media

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1040+ words) Red and blue states don’t agree on much these days — except that unrestricted social media access is harming kids’ health. And they just got a big win. Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion in…...


poynter.org > local-news > 2026 > is-indy-news-biased-heres-my-advice-for-finding-reliable-sources

Is Indy news biased? Here???s my advice for finding reliable sources

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1744+ words) This column is part of the Indianapolis Public Editor project, a pilot program designed to test whether the presence of a public editor who analyzes local coverage can elevate audience trust in journalism and promote media literacy. Hoosiers aren’t alone…...


poynter.org > commentary > 2026 > karoline-leavitt-says-goodbye-as-white-house-press-secretary

Karoline Leavitt says goodbye as White House press secretary

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (958+ words) Less than two years ago, when she was 27 years old, Karoline Leavitt became the youngest White House press secretary ever. Now 29, Leavitt is leaving that job. Thursday was her final day as White House press secretary. In an interview with…...


poynter.org > commentary > 2026 > dolly-parton-die-passing-american-joy

In a divided country during troubling times, Dolly Parton was the joy we could all agree on

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1618+ words) Just the other day, for reasons unknown, I started thinking about which older celebrities (those in their 80s) could die and whose deaths would be truly upsetting to the masses. For me, three musicians quickly came to mind, all of whose…...


poynter.org > fact-checking > 2026 > do-vaccines-cause-autism

Decades of research show vaccines do not cause autism

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (930+ words) President Donald Trump has called for big changes for how U.S. children are vaccinated. As he signed an executive order recommending a new schedule for vaccines, the president said the new plan would have a “huge impact on autism.” Credible studies…...


poynter.org > commentary > 2026 > financial-times-column-ai-column-condensed

An FT column was condensed with AI. It crossed a novel ethical line.

4+ week, 8+ hour ago   (1132+ words) Financial Times appended an unusual note to the top of a column published late last week. “I was a bit skeptical that a Harvard professor would outsource his authority on the subject to AI,” Semafor’s Max Tani wrote Sunday. But…...