Tag: coronavirus

Disinformation in a pandemic: Sharing fact checkers’ experiences

Posted on by Allan LEONARD in @FactCheckNI, Work

Disinformation in a pandemic: sharing fact checkers’ experiences 23 March 2021 As part of the Imagine! Belfast Festival of Ideas and Politics, editors from three fact-checking organisations across these isles shared their experiences of work during the pandemic — Claire Milne (Full Fact), Christine Bohan (TheJournal.ie), and Allan Leonard (FactCheckNI). The event was hosted by … Continue reading Disinformation in a pandemic: Sharing fact checkers’ experiences →

It’s all about the test: Counting COVID-19 deaths

Posted on by Allan LEONARD in @FactCheckNI, @SluggerOToole, Work

It’s all about the test: Counting COVID-19 deaths by Allan LEONARD 14 April 2020 “The figures on deaths relate in almost all cases to patients who have died in hospital and who have tested positive for COVID-19. Slight differences in reporting in devolved administrations may mean that they include a small number of deaths outside … Continue reading It’s all about the test: Counting COVID-19 deaths →