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Reality Check Commentary: An MSNBC Interview About Campus Protests Gives Prime-Time Journalism Lessons
The public is best served when journalists inform, not lecture, writes NewsGuard Editorial Director Eric Effron
May 8
Reality Check Commentary: Generative AI Models Are Finally Paying to be Trained on Trustworthy Journalism
NewsGuard Co-CEO Gordon Crovitz writes that the deal ChatGPT made to access Financial Times journalism is a sign that the AI models know they need to…
May 1
Reality Check Commentary: No New Laws Needed to Force the Social Media Platforms to Protect their Users
In a commentary for Politico, Steven Brill argues that effective social media regulation can be achieved using existing consumer protection laws…
Apr 24
Reality Check Commentary: At Least O.J. Reality TV Was Real
The Bronco chase actually happened, Nicole really was killed, and the blood trace evidence was real. There were none of today’s deep fakes.
Apr 16
Reality Check Commentary: Kremlin Makes Ukraine’s Zelensky a Real Estate Mogul
NewsGuard Co-CEO Gordon Crovitz explains how the Kremlin falsely portrays Zelensky as a corrupt big spender, from villas to yachts
Apr 10
Reality Check Commentary: Back When Bridges Collapsed, but the Truth Survived
"The example of the two bridges spans a shift in belief from the authoritative to the groundless," writes NewsGuard Executive Editor James Warren
Apr 3
Reality Check Commentary: The Kremlin’s Disinformation Campaign Against Its Own People
"Last week’s horrific terrorist attack on a concert venue near Moscow gives a rare glimpse into how the Kremlin also uses disinformation against its own…
Mar 29
Reality Check Commentary: Beijing Doesn’t Deserve To Keep Regulating TikTok, Which Spreads Misinformation 20 Percent of the Time — and Is…
"The debate in Washington about what to do about TikTok is not about hypothetical harms," writes NewsGuard Co-CEO Gordon Crovitz
Mar 20
Reality Check Commentary: A Faked Kate is Just The Beginning
The altered photo of Kate Middleton "foreshadows skullduggery likely to face millions of average news consumers this election season," writes NewsGuard…
Mar 13
Reality Check Commentary: Is Censorship Better Done by the Government or by the Tech Platforms? Neither!
"People should get control over what they see online, including in social media feeds, search results, and AI responses," writes Gordon Crovitz…
Mar 6
Commentary: Section 230’s Legacy: SCOTUS Social Media Case Will Continue Giving Platforms the Freedom to 'Edit' Recklessly
With Section 230 in place, social media companies will have "the best (or worst) of both worlds," writes NewsGuard co-CEO Steven Brill
Feb 28
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