“In our 10th annual fact-checking census, the Duke Reporters’ Lab counts 417 fact-checkers that are active so far in 2023, verifying and debunking misinformation in more than 100 countries and 69 languages. While the count of fact-checkers routinely fluctuates, the current number is roughly the same as it was in 2022 and 2021.”

“Last summer, as everyone’s favorite summer produce hit its peak, we saw a spike in home cooks using our product to search for ingredients using fruits and veggies like peaches, strawberries, corn and tomatoes. So we decided to give readers and other curious cooks a chance to get free recipes through a Recipe Emoji Line.”

“Alito’s Journal column, bluntly headlined ‘ProPublica Misleads Its Readers,’ was an unusual public venture by a Supreme Court justice into the highly opinionated realm of a newspaper editorial page. And it drew criticism late Tuesday for effectively leaking elements of ProPublica’s still-in-progress journalism — with the assistance of the Journal’s editorial-page editors.”

“The Titanic submersible is a ‘new’ news event—it is, after all, not every day that a few fabulously wealthy people go missing at the bottom of the ocean in an underwater vehicle that looks like a septic tank.”

“Plaintiff attorneys say that not only is the legislation ‘murky’ and open-ended, but it’s also unconstitutional.”

“Behind even the most impressive AI system are people — huge numbers of people labeling data to train it and clarifying data when it gets confused. Only the companies that can afford to buy this data can compete, and those that get it are highly motivated to keep it secret. The result is that, with few exceptions, little is known about the information shaping these systems’ behavior, and even less is known about the people doing the shaping.”

“We’re in a scary place.”

“When inundated with propaganda masquerading as reporting, people living in news deserts generally do not even realize that they are being deprived of news.”

“Birds seemed like the right subject for engagement. They exist almost everywhere. They’re dinosaurs with feathers.”

“The donor-supported hub for investigative reporting isn’t grappling with the same economic strains as its corporate peers. Its staffers still want a union anyway.”