Rem Rieder, the editor and publisher of the American Journalism Review, has added his voice to those who say it’s the job of journalists to dispel lies. He cites the current “death panels” debate and claims about President Barack Obama’s…

For those who trust FactCheck.org, the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization today examines the veracity of seven “facts” about the health care bills in Congress

FactCheck’s article is titled “Seven Falsehoods About Health Care. Big myths about the current debate.” The organization says these…

The Columbia Journalism Review — which identifies itself as “both a watchdog and a friend of the press in all its forms” — has endorsed FactCheck and PolitiFact as good online sites for verifying claims being made during the current debate over health care.

The Editors’…

The Columbia Journalism Review takes note that media critic Howard Kurtz of the Washington Post says the media are free to call Sarah Palin’s “death panel” comment just plain wrong.

Kurtz was asked about the comment Monday during his online Q&A:

Portland, Ore.: Is there a…

An article in the Christian Science Monitor  reports that media truth squads are hard at work trying to gauge the accuracy of the presidential candidates’ campaigns claims.

To show how difficult that challenge is the article notes that:

“A recent Gallup poll…