“I’m an American!” a young Russian under the username Neurolera exclaims in English on the popular video-sharing app TikTok as she explains how to impersonate a tourist to avoid arrest at a street demonstration. Her video — [...]
AFP’s fact-check service debunks misinformation spread online. Here are some of our recent fact-checks: 1. Troops in Washington A video viewed tens of thousands of times on social media claims to show then-US president Donald Trump on a surprise [...]
About The Peter Mackler Award
The Peter Mackler Award honors reporters and editors who have demonstrated a commitment to fairness, accuracy and speaking truth to power, and a matching commitment to asserting the right to publish or air that story in countries where independent media is under threat.
