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The Checkup: How Fact Checking Fights Misinformation

Chicago Health and Caregiving have always prioritized fact checking. Our writers appreciate the verification, and our sources share that they do too. And today, with so much health mis- and disinformation flying around, fact checking is absolutely crucial. Here’s a look behind-the-scenes at our process, and discussion around why we value fact checking and what makes health information so vulnerable to deceptions. [Special shout out to our fact checkers: Jim Lacy, Ros LedermanShannon Sparks, and Derick Wilder.]

 

Guest:

  • Katie Scarlett Brandt, editor-in-chief of Chicago Health and Caregiving magazines
  • Ros Lederman, editorial assistant and fact checker for Chicago Health and Caregiving magazines

 

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