Sofia Rubinson
Senior Editor at NewsGuard's Reality Check
senior editor @newsguardrating, @cornellsun alum
Articles
-
3 weeks ago |
newsguardrealitycheck.com | Charlene Zhi Lin |Sofia Rubinson
By Charlene Lin and Sofia RubinsonWhat happened: Conservative social media users are falsely claiming that Target replaced its controversial LGBT collection for Pride Month (June) with a collection celebrating “America First” policy. Context: Target has been under political pressure for its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, and has drawn criticism for its promotion of LGBT-themed clothing and accessories.
-
3 weeks ago |
newsguardrealitycheck.com | Charlene Zhi Lin |Sofia Rubinson |Isis Blachez |Eva Maitland
Welcome to Reality Check, original reporting that’s your BS detector. The AI companies have raised $214 billion. Give us $5.00 a month to help us keep them honest by becoming a Reality Check Premium Member.
-
3 weeks ago |
newsguardrealitycheck.com | Sofia Rubinson |Sam Howard |Elisa Xu
Welcome to Reality Check, original reporting that’s your BS detector. The AI companies have raised $214 billion. Give us $5.00 a month to help us keep them honest by becoming a Reality Check Premium Member.
-
3 weeks ago |
newsguardrealitycheck.com | Sofia Rubinson
What happened: Anti-Israel social media users are claiming that the June 1 attack at a Boulder, Colorado, rally in support of Israeli hostages was a “false flag” staged by Israel to gain sympathy and deflect criticism over its treatment of Palestinians. This claim fits into a broader pattern of social media accounts falsely blaming anti-Israel and antisemitic incidents on Israel itself.
-
1 month ago |
newsguardrealitycheck.com | Sofia Rubinson
What happened: During an Oval Office meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on May 21, U.S. President Donald Trump falsely claimed that there is a “white genocide” unfolding in South Africa. At one point, Trump held up a printout of an article from AmericanThinker.com (NewsGuard Trust Score: 22.5/100). As Trump displayed the publication, he referred to a photo accompanying the article and stated, “Look, here are burial sites all over the place.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 38
- Tweets
- 32
- DMs Open
- No
In just 100 days, misinformers — backed by Kremlin operatives, content mills, and online grifters — pushed 20 major lies about the Trump admin, amassing 134M+ views. Most of the falsehoods about Trump circulated among his own base. Read more: https://t.co/WHZxCP6Epy
RT @eisingerj: 1/ Here’s a story about how journalism works. Spoiler Alert: This is how we decide *not* to publish. We were recently look…
RT @willsommer: Earlier this month, a QAnon channel interviewed someone with another anonymous Walz accusation and a rather conspicuous Rus…