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A number of independent journalists in Mexico have banded together to form a crackdown against noticias falsas (fake news).

Social Justice

The Spread of Fake News Has Had Deadly Consequences in Mexico. Meet the People Trying to Stop It.

After an incorrect report spread on WhatsApp, a mob lynched two men in Acatlán de Osorio, Mexico. Fact-checkers came in and tried to uncover the truth of what happened.

Ideas

Introducing the Pacific Standard Ideas Section

Pacific Standard's new Ideas section is your destination for idea-driven features, voracious culture coverage, sharp opinion, and enlightening conversation.

Ted Scheinman & Jennifer Sahn

News in Brief

We’re Hiring a Research Editor

Pacific Standard is looking for a research editor to lead our fact-checking operations and ensure the accuracy, integrity, and transparency of our content.

Pacific Standard Staff

President Donald Trump's address about the government shutdown is streamed on a television screen in the Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on January 8th, 2019.

Education

Is There a Good Way to Fact-Check Public Figures in Real Time?

A recent goof by the Associated Press indicates that real-time fact-checking still doesn't exactly know what it's doing.

Anatomy of a Fact: When Facts Impose Bias

Anatomy of a Fact is a recurring series exposing how the Pacific Standard research and fact-checking process works.

People attend a rally for Ohio Republican congressional candidate Troy Balderson on August 4th, 2018, in Lewis Center, Ohio.

News in Brief

How to Tackle Conspiracy Theories in Politics

Americans' beliefs about politics are as inaccurate and bizarre as ever. Is there a way to fix that?

Anatomy of a Fact: When Is the ‘Bismarck Tribune’ a Better Source Than the ‘New York Times’?

Anatomy of a Fact is a recurring series exposing how the Pacific Standard research and fact-checking process works.

Anatomy of a Fact: A Note on Uncertainty

Deciphering what counts as true in our post-truth era.

President Donald Trump smiles before a meeting with administration officials and First Lady Melania Trump on the opioid addiction crisis at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on August 8th, 2017.

News in Brief

Fact-Checking Trump’s Plan for the Opioid Epidemic

President Donald Trump spoke for several minutes on Tuesday about drug addiction in America. Pacific Standard annotated his speech.

Letter From the Editor: Our Commitment to Readers

Introducing Pacific Standard's March/April 2017 issue.

Nicholas Jackson