Journalism Fact-Checking 101 for the 2016 Elections

Presented at ONA15
September 23, 2015
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What? You’re not fact-checking the 2016 elections in your area? We’ll help you jump into an important form of accountability journalism — for politics and any beat — with insider tips and hands-on help from three top political fact-checking journalists and the American Press Institute.

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D'Angelo Gore
Staff Writer, FactCheck.org
Lisa Halverstadt
Staff Writer, Voice of San Diego
Linda Qiu
Staff Writer, PolitiFact/Tampa Bay Times
Jane Elizabeth
Senior Research Manager, American Press Institute
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