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Reality Check by NewsGuard is a Substack aimed at shedding light on how misinformation spreads online and the individuals responsible for it, impacting public trust. NewsGuard's team of analysts utilizes advanced AI tools to maintain the most extensive and reliable dataset in the trust industry regarding news. This information is used to enhance generative AI models, help brands promote their products on reputable news platforms while steering clear of misleading or fraudulent sites, offer media literacy resources for individuals, and assist democratic governments in fighting against malicious disinformation efforts aimed at their citizens.

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Commentary: The Truth About Russia’s New ‘Global Fact-Checking Network’

1 week ago | newsguardrealitycheck.com | McKenzie Sadeghi

Welcome to Reality Check, original reporting that’s your BS detector. Our work is more important than ever. Please support us by becoming a Premium Member. And forward this email to a friend to spread the word!Follow us on your social media platform of choice: X | LinkedIn | Instagram|BlueskyBy McKenzie SadeghiRussia’s long-term objective in the global information war has never been to convince the world of its version of events. Instead, it seeks to erode the very idea that objective truth exists.
Craigslist Ads Did Not Offer to Pay Anti-Trumpers to Protest

1 week ago | newsguardrealitycheck.com | Hannah Mark |Sarah Komar |Macrina Wang |McKenzie Sadeghi

Welcome to Reality Check, original reporting that’s your BS detector. Our work is more important than ever. Please support us by becoming a Premium Member. And forward this email to a friend to spread the word!Follow us on your social media platform of choice: X | LinkedIn | Instagram | BlueskyIn today’s edition:Pro-MAGA Rep.
Those Who Can’t Do: Russia’s RT Launches ‘Journalism Courses’ on ‘How to Detect Fakes’

1 week ago | newsguardrealitycheck.com | McKenzie Sadeghi |Eva Maitland

By McKenzie Sadeghi and Eva MaitlandWhat happened: Russian state-run media outlet RT (Trust Score: 20/100) announced on April 8, 2025, that “300 media professionals from all over the world” have enrolled in its English-language international journalism training course. A closer look: RT says the course will take place from April 7 to May 16 and will offer workshops on “how to develop and craft engaging news” and “how to detect fakes and ways to verify sources” from experts.
Baseless DOGE Claim About a $1 Billion, 10-Question National Park Service Survey Goes Viral

2 weeks ago | newsguardrealitycheck.com | Sofia Rubinson

By Sofia RubinsonWhat happened: Conservative social media users and websites are spreading a baseless claim, first advanced by Elon Musk, that the U.S. government paid nearly $1 billion for a single 10-question online survey about the National Park Service.
Kristi Noem’s Salvadoran Prison Video is Real, not a Green-Screen Fake

2 weeks ago | newsguardrealitycheck.com | Chiara Vercellone

By Chiara VercelloneWhat happened: Liberal social media users are falsely claiming that a March 2025 video of U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem inside a Latin American prison was staged with a green screen. Context: Kicking off a tour of three Latin American countries on March 26, Noem visited the Terrorism Confinement Center, a maximum security prison in El Salvador. She used the setting to tout the Trump administration’s strong anti-illegal immigration stance.
No, Honda Did Not Lay Off 9,000 U.S. Workers Ahead of Trump Tariffs

2 weeks ago | newsguardrealitycheck.com | Nicole Dirks

By Nicole DirksWhat happened: Left-leaning social media users are falsely claiming that the Honda Motor Company laid off 9,000 U.S. workers, calling the move proof that President Donald Trump’s plans to impose a 25 percent tariff on all cars and car parts imported into the U.S. are resulting in the loss of American jobs. A closer look: The claim appears to have originated in a since-deleted March 27 X post by Canadian user @CoffeyTimeNews, who frequently shares anti-Trump commentary.
‘Tesla Rage’ Incidents That Never Happened

2 weeks ago | newsguardrealitycheck.com | Sarah Komar |Chiara Vercellone |Nicole Dirks

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No, Grok AI-Written Study Does Not Prove that Global Warming is a Natural Phenomenon

3 weeks ago | newsguardrealitycheck.com | Nicole Dirks

By Nicole DirksWhat happened: As evidence that human activities are not responsible for global warming, climate change deniers have been citing an article whose “lead author” is listed as Grok 3, the latest version of the artificial intelligence tool launched by Elon Musk’s X platform in February 2025.
Vance Audio Slamming Musk is a Deepfake

3 weeks ago | newsguardrealitycheck.com | Sofia Rubinson |John Gregory |Nicole Dirks

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Federal Judge Dismisses Defamation Suit Against NewsGuard

3 weeks ago | newsguardrealitycheck.com | Sofia Rubinson

By Sofia RubinsonOn March 26, 2025, a federal judge dismissed with prejudice a $13 million defamation suit filed against NewsGuard by Consortium News (Trust Score: 35/100), a site that covers international politics from a left-wing perspective that NewsGuard charged had published false claims about the Russia-Ukraine war, the Israel-Hamas war, and other topics.