| 单词 | checkers |
| 例句 | Everybody was surprised at Janie playing checkers but they liked it. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “My guess is you play a mean game of chess. Chess, checkers, rummy, bridge, hearts, dominoes, cribbage. And what about solitaire?” added Nels. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I mean, besides checkers, she was quite fond of all athletic sports, and after I got to know her, the whole summer long we played tennis together almost every morning and golf almost every afternoon. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Farrell Jones, who rode alongside Pollard, recalled a fight he got into with a veteran jockey in a dispute over a checkers match. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When chores are done, we play checkers or hearts and listen to the radio. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Bertie is a whiz at checkers, but backgammon is not his forte. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They stood next to a group of older men who had set up a small table to play checkers, the same men who often played at Lowell Park. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The young people played checkers and games of cards in the hallways, slept on the floor, and made defensive weapons with sticks and stones. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they played checkers and then he put the boy to bed. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Front porches were full of living room furniture, old couches and armchairs, people playing checkers, arguing, waving fingers, and breaking into laughter. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Well, whatever he got, he can sure keep it. Set up the checkers.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thought you might want to play checkers,” he said. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z You could win in checkers like that, sometimes. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “They probably don’t even play checkers over here,” Sergeant Dongan said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z We were playing checkers when the Huey came in with the chaplain. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He was one of those fellows who was always sitting on the benches outside the general store in Bumblebee, playing checkers or sleeping. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Segregated, black and white men play checkers and drink soda outside. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z She even played a game of checkers with him. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “What you did in there, with the checkers game,” he said. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Your father sent you down here to play checkers and read a book. Not to stir up stuff.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Every once in a while, when the old people looked up from their checkers game, they thought they could hear faint peals of laughter. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z With a guilty shock I saw we were playing checkers and I wasn’t holding up my end. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can we play checkers before you go to bed?” she asked. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “Do you know, Dad, that not one of us here has ever beaten you in a single game? Not checkers, not dominoes, not softball, nothing.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It gave her otherwise plain face a broken excitement and blue-blade threat like the keloid scar of the razored man who sometimes played checkers with her grandmother. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z In second grade, there had been a class checkers tournament, and George and Rick had been the two best players. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z In his spare time Bloom had organized the ushers, checkers, and refreshment sellers into a more efficient, cohesive structure that greatly increased the theater’s profits and his own salary. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “You scared of getting beat at checkers?” he asked slyly. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “I like trombones in tune. I like sharing candy at lunch. And I like the sound of checkers with Dad.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Father Nicanor, who had never seen checkers played that way, could not play it again. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Peewee and the spec four played checkers for a while and then he played with an Italian from Connecticut. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandma entertained us with reading or checkers and chess so we wouldn’t bother Mother as she studied for her night-school exams. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Back in Georgia, when Daddy had still been alive, they would end every evening with a rousing game of checkers. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z A Dorothy and a Cowardly Lion played checkers on their blanket. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But as I hurried to cross the street just before reaching the depot, the old men playing checkers on a barrelhead under the Cold Sassy tree winked and grinned at me. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I sat back and studied the checkers lined up on the board, so orderly, so perfect. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z It even got as far as the County Jail in Salinas where Gay, who had lived a good life by letting the sheriff beat him at checkers, suddenly grew cocky and never lost another game. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z From her bottomless carry-on, Gay pulled out magnetic checkers, a mini Yahtzee set, and Go Fish and Old Maid cards, which we played until we landed in Hartford. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Some brothers playing checkers on the corner took their hats off when we went by. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Then we ate chow and played checkers in the afternoon. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z "Did she tell you we used to play checkers all the time, or anything?" The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Mrs. Popper had removed all the stranger objects, leaving only the marbles and checkers, so that Captain Cook now had a nice, orderly little rookery. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z He did time for that, something neither he nor Mommy ever told us about, though I always wondered how a guy who seemed so unsophisticated could be so clever at checkers. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Lissa jumped to her feet, scattering the checkers in her haste. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Sometimes they marked out squares on the sandy bank and played a game of checkers with round stones. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Anatole got to spend his days playing bottle-cap checkers with a pair of lackadaisical guards, who let him read and write anything as long as he didn’t escape. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Lissa and her father were in the living room playing checkers. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z He could apologize to Matthew and Mark, too, for not appreciating the checkers and card games they played with him when he knew they’d rather be outside. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z After, we had hot chocolate and played checkers, even though it was a sunny day and over ninety degrees. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He enjoyed checkers but found it far less of a challenge than chess. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “We played checkers,” said Czernobog, hacking himself another lump of pot roast. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Then he pushed the twenty-four checkers pieces back to their home squares on the board. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z One beating and one lecture was about right for two good stories that would be told for a long time by old men playing checkers under the Cold Sassy tree at the depot. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z But after he left Miss Ransom’s house and stood for a half hour watching Bud and C.T. abusing each other at checkers, he decided to check Sheila out right fast and quit for the day. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z There are two little discs about the size of checkers. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z They were all masters of checkers and chess and bridge and cribbage and dominoes and anagrams and charades and Ping-Pong and billiards, as well. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind them, regular games of Scrabble, chess, checkers, and bridge were conducted with great seriousness. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Shadow had played checkers in prison: it passed the time. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z At a corner table two whiskery ranch hands were playing checkers. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z We played tennis and checkers and I lent her the Bobbsey Twins and she lent me the Rosemary books. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s like a baby. He can’t play Monopoly or checkers or anything... he gets everything all mixed up. I won’t play with him any more.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Yet I like hearing adults murmuring, feeling the sun through the window, lying on my tummy on a soft carpet, worrying only about jumping checkers. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z A Dorothy and a Cowardly Lion played checkers on their blanket. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z How I wished I could be inside with Lissa, playing checkers or reading. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z On such occasions Ajax stood, along with the crowd, and viewed the fighters with the same golden-eyed indifference with which he watched old men playing checkers. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Einar decided to offer free coffee to shoppers and asked one of his checkers, Jessica Porter—who was twenty-two and cheerful looking—to stand behind a folding table and serve. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “December 26 “The pond is a white muffin, the millhouse has disappeared under a snowdrift, and Alice and I are playing checkers with groundnuts and dried apples. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Bobby obligingly studied Waters’s books and other checkers books, but he never entered a tournament. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z They were paying me to distract Bigger with ping- pong, checkers, swimming, marbles, and baseball in order that he might not roam the streets and harm the valuable white property which adjoined the Black Belt. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s play checkers while it’s drying,” Dad says. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Their grandmother found an old checkers set, somewhere deep in a closet. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The object was to jump pegs like checkers until you had only one left, which sounded simple at first. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z It was the same expression she wore when she had thoroughly trounced me in checkers. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He did time for that, something neither he nor Mommy ever told us about, though I always wondered how a guy who seemed so unsophisticated could be so clever at checkers. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good. You shall play checkers with me,” he said, taking a wooden box of pieces from the mantelpiece, and shaking them out onto the table. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z For about half an hour before dinner, I tried to get him to play checkers, but he finally just wiped the pieces off the board and told me to go away. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z We played checkers until it was time for chow, the same way we had the day before. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She was in a mood to trounce Jojo in checkers, not work outside all day. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Do I have to fight you? Or play checkers?” he asked. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z "I watched the trains in a junction tower by my house while my dad played checkers with the engineer," recalled Kallas. When that lonesome whistle blows, rail fans know where to line up 2011-03-23T20:53:00Z At the Gewandhaus, Mr. Masur supervised not only all matters musical but also the hiring of every staff member including the coat checkers. Kurt Masur Dies at 88; Conductor Transformed New York Philharmonic 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z Liberated briefly from cellular coverage, people completed crossword puzzles, read detective novels, played checkers, and, mostly, shot the breeze with anyone and everyone. A D.I.Y. Trip Through Alaska’s Inside Passage 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z In some regards, my childhood was nothing more than a rota of increasingly complex board games, from checkers to Stratego, Space Colony, Risk, and, finally, Diplomacy. Dungeons & Dragons Saved My Life 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z The hoard included 78 chessmen from at least four different, incomplete sets; some pieces resembling checkers; and a belt buckle carved from ivory. Art Review: ?The Game of Kings: Medieval Ivory Chessmen From the Isle of Lewis,? at the Cloisters 2011-11-17T23:25:24Z Are the New York Times editorial page fact checkers all at the beach this week? The Celebrity Campaign Against Fracking: How Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon Rallied an Outcry 2012-08-31T11:55:36Z In the 18th century, people commonly arranged furniture for tea drinking, needlework and checkers, later returning it to its place against the walls. In Praise of Nesting Tables 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z It’s the sense that he is playing chess to everyone else’s lame checkers moves — he is simply faster, funnier and on firmer, more principled ground than his adversaries, who are at best, comically flimsy. Lil Nas X, Clapback Champ 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z Media fact checkers such as my colleague Glenn Kessler don’t usually critique hopeful guesses because miracles, like the collapse of the Soviet Union or my birdie on a par-5 last week, sometimes happen. Turning around schools with low achievement rates never seem to work 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z At the first SportAccord World Mind Games Championship in Beijing — which include chess, go, checkers and Chinese chess as well as bridge — four countries were invited to compete in each bridge division, women’s and open. Bridge: SportAccord World Mind Games Championship - Bridge 2011-12-14T22:58:34Z We also saw Shadow escape a hammering simply by asking for another game of checkers, before he and Wednesday changed the weather and conducted the most gentle of bank robberies. American Gods recap: season one, episode three – the man with fire in his eyes 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z According to an email Olmsted sent July 1, the night before Summer Camp began, all the checkers, Jenga pieces, playing cards and Connect 4 sets are “sanitized after use!” A Brooklyn Restaurant’s Answer to Cabin Fever: Summer Camp 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Fact checkers, including The Washington Post’s, have repeatedly disproved this claim. It’s time for TV news to stop playing the stooge for Donald Trump 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Five games are represented: bridge, checkers, chess, Chinese chess and go. Bridge: Bridge — Second World Mind Sports Games in Lille, France 2012-08-08T22:45:43Z A portrait of Trump up to his time as the GOP’s presidential nominee, by Washington Post writers, reporters, fact checkers and editors. Notable nonfiction books in 2016 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z "For the record, I was never contacted by any fact checkers to verify the information in this 'memoir,' demonstrating an egregious abdication of Hachette's most basic responsibility," Dylan Farrow wrote on Twitter. Hachette employees protest publisher's decision to release Woody Allen memoir 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z They made it in: Reached after the performance, Spino said checkers had let Nicholas attend “Stomp” with proof of a negative rapid test he had taken earlier in the day. Broadway Is Back. Here’s What It’s Like for Theatergoers. 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z The better online resources will provide more than just video content; there’ll be knowledge checkers, assessment points, and online booklets linking activities to what they’ve watched. 'What I got wrong was trying to be a teacher': how to last the distance at home schooling 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z In the other, a carload of checkers made it to the mythical restaurant, only to be underwhelmed by the food. Wigwag: The Magazine That Lex Built 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z Z Man stares at him, then down at the checkers board, then back at Special K. His expression flickers between incredulity and amusement. This checkers club is competing against the Internet and gentrification. Can it stay alive? 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z This is something that some of the guys that I grew up with would do, play checkers on a chess set. ‘The Wire’ in Five Scenes 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Jacobs played with squares, slicing them into blocks large and small, offering a game of checkers on dresses short and perky, or ankle-length and lean. Fashion Review: A Game of Checkers 2012-10-04T07:21:21Z Online symptom checkers are often inaccurate, study says I list my symptoms: Incessant head-scratching and Feverish typing. Style Invitational Week 1393: Another go at anagrams (O groan at a rash magnet?) 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z After some errors were found in the Lincoln book, however, most notably a reference to the Oval Office, which had not yet been built, Mr. O’Reilly did insist that his publishers hire fact checkers. Bill O’Reilly Has Top 2 Spots on Hardcover Best-Seller List 2012-12-23T22:52:22Z According to Socrates, in a legend which he either retold or imagined, the art of writing was the creation of the Egyptian god Theuth, who also invented mathematics, astronomy, checkers and dice. Is there any reason to read? 2012-06-08T00:00:00Z If your biggest checkers win was against Grandma over summer vacation, you probably won’t fare well at this club, which opened in 1982 in a former shoe repair shop in Shaw. This checkers club is competing against the Internet and gentrification. Can it stay alive? 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z “Choice A gives the appearance of doing the right things,” she said, referring to the door checkers and wipe-downs. Have You Satisfied Your Covid Compliance Officer? 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z “Whatever part of Tom’s brain deals with checkers is still in great shape,” Dad wrote. My Brother Tom’s Schizophrenia 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z Social media lacks the fact checkers and editors to create a balance between the writer and the audience. Your doctor is complaining about you on Facebook 2013-02-21T17:26:00Z This checkers club is competing against the Internet and gentrification. A university gallery showed art with Confederate imagery. Then students called to remove it. 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z It's like deciding that chess is going to be played like checkers now, so more 5-year-olds can get in on the action. Scrabble's new "words": Grrl, grrrl and blook 2011-05-11T22:40:00Z When Slinky Dog crawls out from under Andy’s bed, he pushes a checkers board, expecting to start a new game with Woody, suggesting a regular routine. How "Toy Story" changed everything – in its first eight minutes 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z The first SportAccord World Mind Games, which ended on Friday in Beijing, brought together competitors in five disciplines: bridge, checkers, chess, Chinese chess and go. Bridge: Bridge: Americans Win 2 Individuals at World Mind Games 2011-12-17T00:40:53Z "Charles is playing three-level chess when the rest of us are playing checkers, despite being portrayed as hapless or befuddled." "His relationship with Harry, that's a film all by itself" 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z His “group biography” of seven classic games — checkers, chess, Go, backgammon, poker, Scrabble and bridge — is in many ways an interrogation of these questions: Are games more than their rules and playing pieces? It’s Just a Game. Or Is It? 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z They sounded cute, brisket tots, and looked it, dark checkers of meat breaded and crisped, faintly ridiculous in their mini casserole dish. Hungry City: The Gander in the Flatiron District 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Dylan’s startlingly beautiful memoir, “Chronicles Volume I,” has already been ripped to shreds by quotation checkers, to the point where he has had to address the matter of plagiarism head-on. Books of The Times: ‘The Dylanologists,’ David Kinney’s Look at an Obsession 2014-05-04T21:57:27Z We cannot play checkers in a chess game. "Passion and anger without a strategy is called frustration": Bill Duke on positive systemic change 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z The hard-working writers, editors and fact checkers who put together our listings were even busier than usual this summer as movies and shows moved in and out of their scheduled dates. A New Season in the New Normal* 2023-09-16T04:00:00Z Our hero is playing checkers while Wilson Fisk is playing chess. 'Daredevil' Episode 9 review: 'Speak of the Devil' -- It's a trap! 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z There were competitions in bridge, checkers, chess, Chinese chess and go. Bridge: SportAccord World Mind Games — Bridge 2012-12-20T00:02:10Z “And some people are playing checkers. And some of us don’t even know what game is going on.” Perspective | Abortion bans are terrible. The debates over them are actually worse. 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z At the derby, all the fish caught are wanded and documented by checkers after weigh in. Resurrection Derby Dec. 5-6 at Friday Harbor sold out 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z The quantity of false stories, these fact checkers said, is vast. Johnny Depp Is NOT Best Friends With This Lizard, Despite Report 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Two older men argue over a game of Chinese checkers while kids play handball on the courts below. The world on a plate: the diverse kitchens of Queens, New York 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z But the ultimate in relaxation might be a game of checkers in the den next to a roaring fire. Pursuits : Catching the Olympic Spirit in Lake Placid, N.Y. 2014-01-21T20:00:48Z This wooden travel checkers board painted with simple black, geometric squares turns a family-gathering pastime into a chic coffee table object. | The Daily Gift: Fredericks & Mae Travel Checkers 2013-12-09T18:00:14Z I played checkers with men who beat back the Hun in the Hurtgen forest and sang “Uncloudy Day” with old women who would trade all the shiny automobiles on this earth for one well-tempered mule. Perspective | One thing made the difference for Momma’s turkey: Her magic pan 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Kids also mentioned Life, checkers and Subway Surfers. April’s Class of KidsPost: Carderock Elementary third-graders 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z The fact checkers did their jobs on Twitter and news outlet live blogs, as they should. Stars of the final presidential debate: Biden laughing at Trump's BS and the invisible mute button 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z It’s armed checkers or chess with no resting for turn taking. Critic’s Notebook: Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Halo 4 2012-11-13T08:01:23Z He could converse with a mermaid in her native tongue and beat a checkers expert his first time playing.” ‘Superman,’ by Larry Tye 2012-07-06T22:10:04Z Some asked for identification and attempted to match it with proof of inoculation while other checkers simply waved people through as they flashed their passes. Can I Go to See This Show? Must I Wear a Mask? It Depends. 2021-07-18T04:00:00Z She wondered whether she was up to the task of managing a large staff of editors, fact checkers and art directors. Ruth Reichl Dishes on the Last Days of Gourmet Magazine 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z Like a game of checkers being played with chess pieces, "Daredevil" is only deceptively familiar. Bare-knuckle, old-school tack in 'Daredevil' 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z I joke that Charles is playing three-level chess when the rest of us are playing checkers, despite being portrayed as hapless or befuddled. "His relationship with Harry, that's a film all by itself" 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Konane resembles checkers but is played with black and white pebbles on a board that may be wood, stone or a woven mat. Spare Times for Children for Jan. 9-15 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z A large blob of gelatin tied up in cheesecloth was Thelma, a high-strung amoeba who cheated at checkers and responded to the command “Heel!” John Zacherle, Host With a Ghoulish Perspective, Dies at 98 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z “According to fact checkers, President Trump made at least 26 false statements last night during his rally in New Mexico, and that was just during the sound check.” Late Night Mocks Trump’s Appeal to Hispanic Voters 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z New York fact checkers who couldn’t find California with a map and a flashlight are an old joke around here, but Lunenfeld shouldn’t have needed rescuing in the first place. The City of Angels, Viewed Through a Prism 2020-08-11T04:00:00Z In his “group biography” of checkers, chess, Go, backgammon, poker, Scrabble and bridge, Roeder investigates not just the history of how we play, but why. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z To counter declining interest and attract the young, members lead an after-school checkers program at Garrison Elementary School and demonstrate their skills at a nearby public library. This checkers club is competing against the Internet and gentrification. Can it stay alive? 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z Only after he meets Clare and realizes she's his destiny does he start uncontrollably popping back to her childhood home, where they play checkers and he helps her with her homework. The naked truth about "The Time Traveler's Wife" is that it would be a mess in any era 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z But if God, or in this case, the writers, say you’re playing checkers against a guy playing chess, you’re probably going to be outsmarted. Tony Dalton Talks ‘Better Call Saul’: Sympathy for el Diablo 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z Other checkers simply waved people through as they flashed their passes while walking by. ‘Just Epic’: Foo Fighters Bring Arena Rock Back, to the Vaccinated 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z But we didn’t mind trucking along in what sounded like a box of bolts, because Siena, 10, and Clara, 8, were peacefully playing checkers at their table. The Great American RV Trip: Four families, 2,000 miles and an adventure we’ll never forget 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z Forest and Bird said vote checkers had been forced to take an extra two days to verify the hundreds of thousands of votes that had poured in by Sunday’s deadline. John Oliver’s campaign for puking mullet bird delays New Zealand vote for favorite feathered friend 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z The worldwide policy will be moderated by a mix of human and AI fact checkers. Meta requires political advertisers to mark when deepfakes used 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z A growing censorship industry, including the FBI, harasses conservative media under the fake title of “fact checkers.” Democrats’ plan of transitioning America to a one-party state 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z While a postdoctoral fellow in nursing at the University of Alberta in Canada, he published a study in February reporting that ChatGPT significantly outperformed online symptom checkers in evaluating a set of medical scenarios. "Dr. Google" meets its match: Dr. ChatGPT 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z While a postdoctoral fellow in nursing at the University of Alberta in Canada, he published a preliminary study in February reporting that ChatGPT significantly outperformed online symptom checkers in evaluating a set of medical scenarios. ‘Dr. Google’ meets its match: Dr. ChatGPT 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z In their search warrants, Newport News police had also sought to search the boy’s backpack, which had black white checkers and images of sharks. A 6-year-old said ‘I did it’ after shooting his teacher at Virginia school, warrants say 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z It’s how spell checkers are able to detect when you’ve typed the wrong word. Chatbots sometimes make things up. Not everyone thinks AI’s hallucination problem is fixable 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Of the news articles marked by third-party fact checkers as false, more than 97 percent were viewed by conservatives. Facebook’s Algorithm Is ‘Influential’ but Doesn’t Necessarily Change Beliefs, Researchers Say 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Each had different roles: Strikers hack at opponents, checkers run into them and knock them down, grapplers throw them to the ground. Extreme medieval: This full-contact sport is a human demolition derby with armor and swords 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z Trump is playing checkers, not chess, Christie said, just scrambling to make that next jump. Jersey Boy takes on Florida Man | Maureen Dowd 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z When that doesn’t work, he has two fact checkers beside him who verify that he is pronouncing words correctly. Jacques Bailly, the bee’s pronouncer, has a few tricks to ensure every word is said correctly. 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z “We sometimes have too much bureaucracy — too many checkers, checking the checkers,” Deborah Lee James, the former secretary of the Air Force, said last month. Start-Ups Bring Silicon Valley Ethos to a Lumbering Military-Industrial Complex 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z Mr Miles said that the Welsh government facilitates Welsh language accuracy "through funding resources such as Welsh language spell-checkers and grammar checkers". Welsh language oath asks people to curse at God 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z The article described a computer program that could play checkers 1 at a human level. When A.I. Chatbots Hallucinate 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z Fact checkers who identified falsehoods in her script were ignored. Few have been more damaged by Fox's content than its fans | Jean Guerrero 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z There’s a new potential for harm that did not exist with simple Google searches or symptom checkers, Tolchin says. AI Chatbots Can Diagnose Medical Conditions at Home. How Good Are They? 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z News outlets and fact checkers found the broadcast rife with inaccuracies and false claims. Records Show Fox and G.O.P.’s Shared Quandary: Trump 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Initially, AI was used on games like checkers and chess to test at winning strategy games. Outsmarting humans just one step for AI video game players 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z McCann was always the “shooter,” and the fourth line was the “checkers” as the playoffs draw closer. Dave Hakstol wants Kraken players to primarily do what they do best 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z The EU executive said Twitter's report lacked data and did not contain information on commitments to empower fact checkers. Twitter gets EU yellow card for disinformation reporting effort 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z Chatbots are also easier to use than online symptom checkers because people can simply describe their experience rather than shoehorning it into programs that compute the statistical likelihood of a disease. AI Chatbots Can Diagnose Medical Conditions at Home. How Good Are They? 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z “Here in Pennsylvania, we play two different games: Some people play checkers, and some people play chess,” Mr. Gregory said after the vote. New Speaker of Divided Pennsylvania House Promises to Be ‘Independent’ 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Attorneys from Children’s Health Defense, which fact checkers have accused of spreading the sort of misinformation the law targets, are arguing the case in court. Third lawsuit filed against California law that restricts doctors’ COVID advice to patients 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z The “checkers” likewise must ensure they contain opponents above all else, and if they happen to score some goals, more power to them. Dave Hakstol wants Kraken players to primarily do what they do best 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z In footage of the first lady singing alongside cancer patients and survivors, the sound from the crowd was replaced with loud booing and heckling, which fact checkers traced to older content from YouTube and TikTok. Worries Grow That TikTok Is New Home for Manipulated Video and Photos 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Previous research had found that online symptom checkers—computer algorithms to help patients with self-diagnosis—only produce the right diagnosis among the top three possibilities 51 percent of the time. AI Chatbots Can Diagnose Medical Conditions at Home. How Good Are They? 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z “Even checkers, he’d teach us the moves. Tic-tac-toe. This man, he played jacks and jumped double-Dutch. Everything he did, he taught an angle around it, how to approach it.” Perspective | Remembering the handiwork of the man who taught a city to dance 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z The pace of disinformation has not kept only the fact checkers busy. Letters, Tweets, TV: How Midterm Disinformation Has Washed Over Pennsylvania 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Exposing high school students to the tools used by professional fact checkers significantly improved their “ability to judge the credibility of digital content,” the researchers found. 'Media literacy' advocates push to create savvier consumers of news and information 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z In my case, I rely on visualization techniques when contemplating my next perfect move on the checkers board. Opinion | Staying in the game, no matter the cost 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z “I played checkers with Quincy Jones. My two ‘aunts’ were Lena Horne and Billie Holiday, and my ‘uncle’ was Dizzy Gillespie.” Perspective | McCarthyism silenced this Black icon. Now dancers are making noise. 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z But the multilingual fact checkers say they cannot keep pace with the deluge of falsehoods online. Misinformation Swirls in Non-English Languages Ahead of Midterms 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z The fact checkers labeled Ms. Owens’ posts as “false” and a “hoax” when she commented on the government’s COVID-19 death count, suggesting the deaths were over-counted because of tabulation methods she criticized. Supreme Court rejects Candace Owens’ ‘fact check’ lawsuit over COVID-19 claims 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Yet it kept coming up, shared without skepticism yet again, and the checkers of facts were forced to defeat it again, over and over. For Once, the Hurricane Shark Was Real 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z “I think it’s going to be the first time for both of us when we’re both playing chess, not playing checkers.” Girls' volleyball: Alyssa Islas becomes youngest coach in City Section, unofficially 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z They set up an office in Mr. Sinha’s home in Ahmedabad, slowly expanding their team to more than a dozen people, including fact checkers with media backgrounds and video producers. In India, Debunking Fake News and Running Into the Authorities 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Democrats, as fact checkers routinely point out, support the pre-Dobbs medical structures where such abortions "until birth" simply do not happen. So much for "leave it to the states": Republicans test the waters with a federal abortion ban bill 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Others wait their turn for haircuts or to play checkers, dominoes and horseshoes. San Quentin inmates find community through tennis 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Twitter and Facebook parent Meta said they have been actively working with Chile's government and fact checkers to help stop the spread of misinformation. Chile battles flood of 'half truths' as constitution vote nears 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z The campaign is designed to build resilience to anti-refugee narratives, in partnership with local non-government organisations, fact checkers, academics, and disinformation experts. Google to roll out anti-disinformation campaign in some EU countries 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z In the fight against online misinformation, falsehoods have key advantages: They crop up fast and spread at the speed of electrons, and there is a lag period before fact checkers can debunk them. Google Finds ‘Inoculating’ People Against Misinformation Helps Blunt Its Power 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z More than 80 fact checkers at independent organizations around the world signed a letter in January warning YouTube that its platform is being “weaponized” to promote voter fraud conspiracy theories and other election misinformation. To Fight Election Falsehoods, Social Media Companies Ready a Familiar Playbook 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Caulfield recommends using the acronym SIFT, or the “four moves” of student fact checkers. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z It’s important to recognize and correct commonly confused words because spell checkers don’t always catch these errors. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z A supermarket might be interested in the variability of check-out times for two checkers. Introductory Statistics 2013-09-19T00:00:00Z It will be done in concert with local fact checkers, academics and disinformation experts. Google Finds ‘Inoculating’ People Against Misinformation Helps Blunt Its Power 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z Visitors also can explore the miniexhibits in between shows, grab food or even play giant chess or checkers while listening to music by KEXP’s DJ Evie, all with a drink in hand. Embrace your inner child at Pacific Science’s Center’s 21+ happy hour, and more fun around Seattle 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z The four moves for student fact checkers are: stop, investigate the source, find better coverage, trace the claims to the original context. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z But fact checkers have also found Mr. Johnson’s tax provision overwhelmingly benefited ultrawealthy Americans over small businesses. Mandela Barnes Is Already Looking Past Wisconsin’s Democratic Primary 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z While other Nickelodeon and Disney Channel stars of the early 2000s were playing checkers, Palmer was playing chess. Is there anything better than Keke Palmer on a press tour? Nope 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z “Fact checkers can only rebut a fraction of the falsehoods circulating online,” Mr. Lewandowsky said in a statement. Google Finds ‘Inoculating’ People Against Misinformation Helps Blunt Its Power 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z The firm's human experts and fact checkers then go through the flagged items. Firms 'going to war' against rivals on social media 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z Games for two people have come a long way since checkers, backgammon and Battleship. Your Tuesday Briefing 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z Fact checkers similarly documented tens of thousands of false statements he made while in office, but were reluctant to declare that he knowingly lied. New Insights Into Trump’s State of Mind on Jan. 6 Chip Away at Doubts 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z “No one knows Israeli politics better. They say some people play checkers and some people play chess. He plays 3-D chess in dealing with the Israeli political system,” Mr. Schanzer said. Bringing back Bibi? Israeli political shakeup has Netanyahu back in the mix 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z Background checkers could dig into juvenile records that are now sealed. The Senate gun safety deal may seem like small potatoes — but it's not 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z The filing cited the work of conservative media figures — including the new film “2000 Mules” by Dinesh D’Souza, which fact checkers have described as misleading — as evidence that widespread fraud occurred in the election. Lawyer says he dealt directly with Trump over Jan. 6 plans 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z To lend authenticity to one’s stay, lights are dimmed in the evening to mimic candlelight; games like checkers, cribbage and crokinole, the latter from rural Canada, are set out. Stay off the beaten path this summer at these 8 unique Pacific Northwest locales 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z The gold story has been debunked by multiple fact checkers as well as by Mr. Marcos himself, but that has not stopped Mr. Agravante from repeating it. In the Philippines, a Flourishing Ecosystem for Political Lies 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z “The way he was picking things apart, the way he was setting us up, he wasn’t playing checkers on the court,” veteran point guard Reggie Jackson said. A season lost to injury: How Clippers rookie Jason Preston perseveres 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z Fact checkers have said Hawley is selectively choosing the cases, including many in which prosecutors in fact also sought more lenient sentences than federal sentencing guidelines. Takeaways: Jackson makes history, GOP vows no ‘spectacle’ 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z Fact checkers have argued Hawley is selectively choosing the cases, including many in which prosecutors in fact also sought more lenient sentences than federal sentencing guidelines. Takeaways: Jackson makes history, GOP vows no ‘spectacle’ 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z The companies are offering the highest tier of grocery workers — full-time checkers with five years experience who make $22.50 an hour — a 60 cent annual increase over three years. Southern California grocery workers move towards a strike amid contract impasse 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z Because they are completely governed by rules, checkers, chess and Go can all be mastered by computers. Review | Seven games that challenge the human brain — and teach computers to think 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Don’t say anything to the graybeards playing checkers. Beaten by the Klan in 1963, a Black man just spoke to the White pastor who helped rescue him 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z The early star of the department’s games research was a professor named Jonathan Schaeffer, who, after 18 years of work, discovered the solution to checkers. How A.I. Conquered Poker 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z The fact checkers are all members of the International Fact Checking Network and include Rappler in the Philippines, Africa Check, Science Feedback in France and dozens of other groups. Fact checkers say YouTube lets its platform be ‘weaponized’ 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Eventually, human rights organizations and fact checkers seeking to understand their own societies and improve their media also started using it, as well as journalists who wanted to understand Facebook itself. A Former Facebook Executive Pushes to Open Social Media’s ‘Black Boxes’ 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z You’ve probably played at least one of the seven games profiled: checkers, chess, Go, backgammon, poker, Scrabble and bridge. Review | Seven games that challenge the human brain — and teach computers to think 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z The lawsuits say Facebook’s algorithms amplified hate speech against the Rohingya people and that it didn’t spend enough money to hire moderators and fact checkers who spoke the local languages or understood the political situation. Rohingya sue Facebook for $150B, alleging role in violence 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z Von Neumann rejected most games as unsuitable to the task, especially those like checkers or chess in which both players can see all the pieces on the board and share the same information. How A.I. Conquered Poker 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z Displaying fact-checked information is more effective than deleting content, the fact checkers wrote. Fact checkers say YouTube lets its platform be ‘weaponized’ 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Those numbers, which do not include workers out on leave, are lower among some categories of Metro employees — most notably its operators and schedule checkers, who reported only a 58% vaccination rate. 28% of L.A. County Metro employees haven't reported COVID-19 vaccination 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Griffin also responded to one tweet, saying Riley was playing "chess not checkers." Lincoln Riley's move from Oklahoma to USC 'genius,' Heisman Trophy winner says 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z “Ranked-choice voting turns checkers into chess and would upend our traditional democracy in favor of a system few understand and none can explain,” said Robert King, a party activist in Ward 5. D.C. debates whether to switch to a ranked-choice voting system 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z National security adviser Jake Sullivan defended the waivers on the grounds that it was a “Swiss company,” a claim fact checkers called misleading considering it is wholly owned by Gazprom, Russia’s state-owned energy conglomerate. Opinion | Biden can deny Putin another tool for menacing Europe 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z So instead of reckoning with their own failures they pull up the epistemic drawbridge and assign fact checkers to patrol the walls. Opinion | How I Became Extremely Open-Minded 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z “My personal opinion, I think it should stay the same. I think it’s beneficial for the game because it adds two different aspects. It’s a chess game out there. It’s not checkers,” he explained. Swing, then miss it: MLB pitchers could bat for final time 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z It looked less like chess than a lopsided game of checkers. Clippers get first win of season with rout of Chauncey Billups' Trail Blazers 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Games include standards like chess, checkers, Go Fish, and memory match, and Amazon says you can scale up and down the difficulty level, which could help it accommodate older and younger kids. Amazon Glow is a video chat gadget with built-in games to keep kids engaged 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Vaccine checkers in bright T-shirts inspected phones and cards as the crowds made their way into the theaters. Cheers greet the reopening of three mega-hit Broadway shows 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z "Were playing checkers and their playing chess," the Carlson-like clone riffed. Republican governor welcomes Afghan refugees disparaged as a "scourge" by right-wing media 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z If esports makes it into the Olympics, what would be next — tiddlywinks, checkers, chess? Letters to sports: Highs and lows of Olympics coverage 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z He’s not playing chess or even checkers; he’s covering pages with Sharpie Xs and calling it tic-tac-toe. Column: Donald Trump just won't go away 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z You can also replace the pieces in some games: dragons, pirates, or dinosaurs instead of checkers, for example. Amazon Glow is a video chat gadget with built-in games to keep kids engaged 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z The fact checkers and the A.I. hadn’t flagged the video for false content or prevented its spread. Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg’s Partnership Did Not Survive Trump 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z The editors and fact checkers of legacy media are “disappearing,” he wrote. Gorsuch critique rethinks question of public-figure libel 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z Under Facebook’s new policies, posts made directly by politicians still won’t be subject to review by the company’s network of independent fact checkers. Facebook to end special treatment for politicians after Trump ban 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z We had Chinese checkers and Risk, which no one played, and a shelf full of espionage thrillers with die-cut covers and content inappropriate for children. Mmmm, Tastes Like America 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z His legislation also would fine fact checkers $1,000 every day they don’t register. Michigan Republican wants to register fact-checkers 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z The public would act as the fact checkers of a politician’s lies. Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg’s Partnership Did Not Survive Trump 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z The Warsaw match is international draughts - the version with a 10x10 board, also called Polish draughts or international checkers. Checkers: Furore over Russian draughts player's flag removal 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z There’s also a lot of checkers and card games. Canary Islands hotel offers shelter to migrants in need 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z Our fights could be monumental and end with a variety of objects hurled at each other — chairs, Barbies and once an entire set of Chinese checkers. Perspective | Caring for dying loved ones is a luxury few can afford. I was lucky. 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z Mr. McConnell is eager to point out that fact checkers faulted Mr. Biden for getting aspects of the Georgia law wrong. Yet Again, Mitch McConnell Digs In Against Campaign Law Changes 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z “I wanted to see how they played me. It’s not checkers. This is chess, so I’m always the next step ahead of my opponent. Nothing different, I’m just going to keep playing my game.” Arizona stuns Connecticut, advances to first national championship game 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z The European Digital Media Observatory, which is a European Commission project set up last year and whose members include fact checkers and academic researchers, will evaluate and select the projects. Google to contribute $25 million to new EU fund to fight fake news 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z He enforced Birmingham’s checkers ordinance, which made it illegal for Black and White people to participate together in any recreation, including checkers. Perspective | Sports brought Atlanta so much. As voting laws change, it’s time to take something away. 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z The study, in BMJ Health and Care Informatics, used 50 simulated cases to compare online checkers used during the pandemic from four countries - UK, US, Japan and Singapore. Covid online symptom checker 'may delay treatment' 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z The University of Idaho is one of hundreds of colleges and universities that adopted fever scanners, symptom checkers, wearable heart-rate monitors and other new Covid-screening technologies this school year. Colleges That Require Virus-Screening Tech Struggle to Say Whether It Works 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z Facebook says it will continue to remove harmful misinformation, connect users with reliable health advice and work with third-party fact checkers. Facebook Australia: Tech giant faces growing criticism over news ban 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z Just always be truthful, it would be a welcomed change, besides the fact checkers verify and the truth comes out eventually anyway. Readers write to Joe Biden ahead of the inauguration 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z From doctors and nurses to teachers and police and farmworkers and supermarket checkers, they are all heroes this year. Trim the tree with 2020’s local heroes 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z It found the symptom checkers used by the UK and US were half as likely to advise people to consult a doctor as the systems used in Japan and Singapore. Covid online symptom checker 'may delay treatment' 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z Public health officials, fact checkers and doctors tried to quash hundreds of rumors in myriad ways. Debunked COVID-19 myths survive online, despite facts 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Quest Diagnostics made a video featuring people washing their hands, talking on the phone, playing checkers. It’s time to scare people about COVID 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z Symptom checkers raise questions more than they allay fears: when does tiredness become fatigue? Has a year of living with Covid-19 rewired our brains? 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z In May Twitter for the first time issued a warning about some of his posts, saying they had been debunked by fact checkers. China-US relations: Beijing says Twitter hacked after Trump retweet 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z “When the fact checkers are controlled by the same people doing the lying, what do you call it?” the post read. Opinion | What Facebook Fed the Baby Boomers 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z All of those claims were found to be false or misleading by independent fact checkers. How misinformation ‘superspreaders’ seed false election theories 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z Fact checkers concluded that Mr. Klain was speaking only about the reliance on a single vaccine, and was taken out of context. Biden Names Ron Klain as White House Chief of Staff 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z It is the Sunday crossword puzzle of game shows, chess where the others are checkers. The irreplaceable Alex Trebek 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z Fact checkers have pointed out that while Trump did sign a bill drafted by Democrats and Republicans, the amount of funding allocated to HBCUs has changed little from Barack Obama’s presidency. US elections 2020: Trump holds rallies in Pennsylvania, boasting of 'big red wave' – live 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z Another text post suggested that people shouldn’t trust Facebook’s fact checkers. Opinion | What Facebook Fed the Baby Boomers 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z Some time ago Steward stopped talking and posting about politics, as even the grocery checkers at his neighborhood store weren’t as friendly to him anymore. The curious and lonely tale of ‘Seattle’s only Trump voter’ comes to an end 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z In each place, he repeats many of the same lies, often verbatim, despite being called out by fact checkers. Rallies Are the Core of Trump’s Campaign, and a Font of Lies and Misinformation 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z In Connecticut, there are “unofficial checkers” appointed by the parties in advance of the election with permission of the local registrars of voters. Connecticut officials urge vigilance for voter intimidation 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z The checkers and all of management are so kind during this time. Rant & Rave: Ferry commuter irks reader 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z Cops, clerks, nurses, checkers, stockers, firefighters, delivery trucks, repair services. Rant and Rave: Reader appreciates heroes in their life 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z “We are going to ask them to revise their ratings based on the actual facts... someone needs to fact check the fact checkers,” America First Communications Director Kelly Sadler told The Daily Wire. Controversy over anti-Biden ad blocked by Facebook: 'Someone needs to fact check the fact checkers' 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z Somebody found a marker and drew a backgammon board onto a plastic table; bottle caps were gathered as checkers. Behrouz Boochani Just Wants to Be Free 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z According to Lee Mwiti, Chief Editor, Africa Check, the spread of misinformation on WhatsApp is a particular challenge for fact checkers. No, this president didn't promote a virus conspiracy theory 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z Years ago, before something made it out into the public realm, it would go through layers of editors and fact checkers and copy editors. ‘Cancel culture’ is complicated. PEN America's CEO has a plan for that 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z Critics say the fact checkers’ work is starting to veer into activism. What Congress should as at Wednesday’s tech antitrust hearing 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z If users then click “Post Anyway,” the article appears grayed-out on their profile with the words “False Information: Checked by independent fact checkers,” with a link to StopFake. Fighting False News in Ukraine, Facebook Fact Checkers Tread a Blurry Line 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z “My top recommendations are to engage in cognitively stimulating activities such as reading books and newspapers and playing brain-stimulating games, like chess and checkers,” he said. 5 Measures That May Lower Your Alzheimer’s Risk 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Local fact checkers are working hard to debunk these and other false stories circulating online. No, this president didn't promote a virus conspiracy theory 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z Essential workers such as grocery store checkers and nursing home employees interact with large groups by necessity and work in situations primed for superpreading. How ‘Superspreading’ Events Drive Most COVID-19 Spread 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Fare checkers can single out and harass young Latino and Black riders, she said, and seeing their weapons makes her nervous. Calls to defund the police spread to L.A.'s transit system 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z StopFake, like all of Facebook’s outside fact checkers, signed a pledge to be nonpartisan and not to focus its checks “on any one side.” Fighting False News in Ukraine, Facebook Fact Checkers Tread a Blurry Line 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z That argument from President Donald Trump misses the reality, fact checkers say. Live: Coronavirus daily news updates, June 18: What to know today about COVID-19 in the Seattle area, Washington state and the world 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z Tullow Oil and Mr Sonko denied all the allegations and these documents were quickly shown to be fakes by fact checkers. 'How I got caught up in a fake news scam' 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z We can do all that without the assistance of online fact checkers or government censors because if we take just a moment to consider it, we know those things are unworthy of our heritage. Headlong into the mud 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Seeing police officers and fare checkers on the Gold Line “does not imply safety to me,” said Leticia Andrade, a Metro rider who lives in Boyle Heights. Calls to defund the police spread to L.A.'s transit system 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z Facebook said in a written statement that all its fact checkers followed a “Code of Principles to promote fairness and nonpartisanship in fact-checking.” Fighting False News in Ukraine, Facebook Fact Checkers Tread a Blurry Line 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z The campaign called for Facebook to fact check new political ads two weeks ahead of the Nov. 3 election, and to restrict campaigns and candidates from sharing content already deemed false by third-party fact checkers. Biden Prepares Attack on Facebook’s Speech Policies 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z The latest report steps up demands on platforms to be more transparent in sharing data with researchers and intensify work with independent fact checkers. EU says China behind 'huge wave' of Covid-19 disinformation 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z The EU executive plans to counter foreign actors by stepping up its communication strategy and diplomacy, and provide more support to free and independent media, fact checkers and researchers. Facebook, Twitter, Google to report monthly on fake news fight, EU says 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z “George is looking down right now and saying this is a great thing that is happening for our country,” Mr. Trump said, an assertion that, as fact checkers say, lacked evidence. Trump’s False Claim That ‘Nobody Has Ever Done’ More for the Black Community Than He Has 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z If you hop into a game of solitaire or checkers, there’s little there aside from the game. Nintendo’s Clubhouse Games is a comforting collection of classics on the Switch 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z Like supermarket checkers and postal carriers, they chance exposure to the virus. Seattle may mandate sick days, premium pay for gig drivers during coronavirus pandemic 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z “They looked into it and their third-party fact checkers deemed it partly false.” Social media companies alerted about elections content in OR 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z They noted, however, that "patients are likely not using symptom checkers to obtain a definitive diagnosis but for quick and accessible guidance." Why online symptom checkers often yield terrible advice 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z Many image checkers work behind the scenes, publishing their findings in research papers and writing privately to journals; a few are hired by journals or institutions. Meet this super-spotter of duplicated images in science papers 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z It’s been really nice to just hop on the couch and play some checkers with my seven-year-old, or squeeze in a few minutes of the surprisingly serene fishing game whenever I’m stressed. Nintendo’s Clubhouse Games is a comforting collection of classics on the Switch 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z It’s temporarily reducing the distribution of these other clips — the ones that don’t include the mask bit — as fact checkers continue to evaluate other parts of “Plandemic.” How the "Plandemic" video hoax went viral 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z “I play checkers, and I watch TV, mostly sports.” The world’s oldest COVID-19 survivor? 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z These guys play chess across 7,400-yard boards, but it becomes checkers when their mental attention is occupied with cleaning grooves, wiping balls, pacing sprinklers and juggling rakes. Should the PGA Tour return without caddies? - Golf Digest 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z They posted pictures of the man who played the guitar and loved mariachi bands, who regaled relatives with stories of the old days, who was always up for a game of checkers. April was death. April was hope. April was cruel. There’s the endless stories of heroes in this crisis — doctors, nurses, cops, firemen and supermarket checkers, all putting their lives on the line and suffering horrendous infection rates. I'm a boomer afraid of the coronavirus. My millennial roommate thinks it's a joke 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Both companies saw a bad thing, put teams of fact checkers on it, and removed it from their networks with relative haste. How the "Plandemic" video hoax went viral 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z And so that’s why we leaned on this concept of actually bringing professional fact checkers into our YouTube search results and triggering them there. How YouTube’s moderators are keeping up with changing guidance around COVID-19 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z Others stress the initiative must be backed up by an army of human checkers. Why are there doubts over contact-tracing apps? 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z Apple and other companies debuted special symptom checkers to help people determine if they need care. Apple, Google debut major effort to help people track if they’ve come in contact with coronavirus 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z Many people idled by the lockdowns stepped up to act as fever checkers, contact tracers, hospital construction workers, food deliverers, even babysitters for the children of first responders, or as crematory workers. The Virus Can Be Stopped, but Only With Harsh Steps, Experts Say 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z Fact checkers say that we all have a part to play - by thinking before we share. How bad information goes viral 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z On a popular Facebook group devoted to sports betting, several users were speculating about betting on chess or checkers games. Virus-related sports cancellations leave little to bet on 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Posts and videos that shared conspiracy theories were clearly marked as false, once they had been reviewed by fact checkers. Surge of Virus Misinformation Stumps Facebook and Twitter 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z I remember him saying, “These guys are playing checkers, and I’m out here playing chess.” Read Shaquille O'Neal's speech at Kobe Bryant's memorial 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z “We always talk as a coaching staff that Sid plays chess when some of the other guys play checkers,” Sullivan said. Crosby has goal, 3 assists as Penguins beat Maple Leafs 5-2 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z The story was later debunked by fact checkers, but it received tens of thousands of likes, shares and comments. Epoch Times, Punished by Facebook, Gets a New Megaphone on YouTube 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z And rebutting his account is a president with a history of making thousands of false and misleading statements documented by fact checkers. John Bolton’s Account Upends Trump’s Denials, but Will It Upend Trump? 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z When Facebook users attempt to share them, a message pops up alerting the user that the post includes information that has been deemed false by fact checkers. Surge of Virus Misinformation Stumps Facebook and Twitter 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z "So, if they were thinking about this in terms of the 3D chess it is and not checkers, we've not seen evidence of why they felt this was the only or best decision." Buttigieg says Trump hasn't thought through Iran strike repercussions: 'This isn't checkers' 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z “You need to think about the next and next and next move. This is not checkers,” Mr. Buttigieg said. ‘This is not checkers’: Pete Buttigieg questions Trump’s airstrike on Soleimani 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z In the words of one US analyst, “We’re playing checkers. The Iranians are playing chess.” The Suleimani assassination goes against Trump’s policy – but not his character | Jonathan Freedland 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z The names of only some of the historians involved have been released, and the extent of their involvement as “consultants” and fact checkers remains vague. Letter to the Editor: Historians Critique The 1619 Project, and We Respond 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z She wants to play checkers at the coffee shop around the corner. The Case of the Angry Daughter 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z She plays checkers with the captains of nearby whaling ships, and records a visit by some “Esquimaux” selling fox skins. Special Report: Icebound - The climate-change secrets of 19th century ship's logbooks 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z But he did settle on some classics, starting with such basics as cards, checkers and chess. Jurors roll dice on board game request, judge obliges 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Then there are the politicians themselves, first among them Mr. Trump, who has helped create the confusion by asserting, over and over, things that numerous media fact checkers say are not true. ‘No One Believes Anything’: Voters Worn Out by a Fog of Political News 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z But a policy update published late this summer allowed fact checkers to flag false adverts for the first time. Facebook fact checkers did not know they could vet adverts 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z She says she’s going to kick me in the face if we don’t play checkers Right Now. The Case of the Angry Daughter 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z And it was in the next half inning that a game of checkers turned into a chess match. Nationals waste opportunities, lose to Astros in Game 3 of World Series, 4-1 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Showcase activities for entertainment such as chess, checkers or board games. 10 tips for decorating a vacation rental | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z “He’s a dog that plays checkers,” said Johnny DiPuglia, the Nationals’ vice president of international operations. Perspective | Juan Soto, a generational talent well-known to D.C., takes a shine to national stage 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z But the ability to vet adverts at all is a new feature for fact checkers, and one some of them are not entirely comfortable with. Facebook fact checkers did not know they could vet adverts 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z She wants the chocolate and the checkers right now. The Case of the Angry Daughter 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z When fact checkers step in to set the record straight, as they did with the purported photograph, Trump makes himself out to be a victim of “fake news.” Trump's attacks on Biden follow a playbook he's practiced for more than 30 years 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z The company’s posted advertising guidelines prohibit “misinformation,” defined here as “ads that include claims debunked by third-party fact checkers or, in certain circumstances, claims debunked by organizations with particular expertise.” Why Facebook can’t stop politicians from lying 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z Some authors are hiring independent fact checkers to review their books. It’s a Fact: Mistakes Are Embarrassing the Publishing Industry 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z As a result of the lack of communication, some fact checkers only learned that their responsibilities were shortly about to change due to media reports of the new policy around political adverts. Facebook fact checkers did not know they could vet adverts 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z She tells me she will be so mad at me unless we play checkers “on the red board” and get a chocolate stick. The Case of the Angry Daughter 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z “Fact checkers have become part of the problem,” said Whitney Phillips, an assistant professor at Syracuse University who studies media and disinformation. Trump's attacks on Biden follow a playbook he's practiced for more than 30 years 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z "The problem here, the thing that worries me is that we've got a Federal Reserve playing checkers in a chess world," said Navarro. Peter Navarro slams Federal Reserve: 'playing checkers in a chess world' 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z Tim Duggan Books, part of Penguin Random House’s Crown publishing division, provides a stipend for its nonfiction authors to hire fact checkers. It’s a Fact: Mistakes Are Embarrassing the Publishing Industry 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z They would dance, play checkers, and eat fried chicken, collard greens and corn. 'It smells like a decomposing body': North Carolina's polluting pig farms 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z “It’s possible that while most folks were playing checkers, the president was playing three-dimensional chess here. And if he is, kudos to him.” Stock traders face a brutal 72 hours, caught in a Trump-Powell squeeze 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Fact checkers at CNN tallied 66 false claims by Trump last week alone. Trump's attacks on Biden follow a playbook he's practiced for more than 30 years 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Fact checkers found Ratcliffe’s claims to be false, but he ended his appearance with a dramatic flourish. Trump’s Message to U.S. Intelligence Officials: Be Loyal or Leave 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z For her last two books, “The Library Book,” about a 1986 fire at the Central Library in Los Angeles, and a biography of Rin Tin Tin, Ms. Orlean hired fact checkers herself. It’s a Fact: Mistakes Are Embarrassing the Publishing Industry 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z “I don’t even quit when I’m playing my daughter in checkers.” Michael Bennett takes long route to 1st practice with Pats 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z Such phenomena were spotted in the 1880s, were popularized by the US electrical engineer and physicist Frank Benford in 1938, and have since been used by many statistical checkers. How a data detective exposed suspicious medical trials 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z “You ready to play three hours of checkers?” They covered their school in racist slurs 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z He's turned all of us into fact checkers in real time. A conversation with "The Enemy of the People": CNN's Jim Acosta on the war on truth 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z That poses a challenge not only to fact checkers but to anyone relying on social media or web searches to get information or find the latest news. Analysis | Introducing The Fact Checker’s guide to manipulated video 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z That money will be used to hire two land use plans checkers, two planning inspectors and three planners, as well as purchase software. Hawaii County vacation rentals registered under new law 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z We watched our big kids race around the skate park on their scooters, and we played table tennis and checkers. When ‘dropping the ball’ as a parent is a good thing | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z The game moved so quickly, with such demanding questions, that it makes modern-day “Jeopardy!” look like a leisurely game of checkers on the village square. Robert Earle, host of popular TV quiz show ‘General Electric College Bowl,’ dies at 93 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z I think you're going to see fewer rallies covered end to end, and I think you're going to see more coverage after the rallies are over with fact checkers. A conversation with "The Enemy of the People": CNN's Jim Acosta on the war on truth 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z “We could have had a larger staff of more fact checkers and more editors,” said Mikkelson from his home near the University of Puget Sound, where he relocated in 2016 from California. Tacoma-based Snopes, debunker of fake news, is locked in a nasty legal dispute 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z The book also delves into “biased, false and fake news,” partisan fact checkers, the “Russian obsession,” careless reporting and the startling lack of fair coverage in general. ‘Big Media’s‘ war on Donald Trump unmasked in new book by Brent Bozell 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z But in a Facebook post, they called The Post “fake news” and said the “independent fact checkers that Facebook uses are pro liberal and funded by the left.” Facebook acknowledges Pelosi video is faked but declines to delete it 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z He spent much of his time reading, singing and playing cards, dominoes or checkers. Pelosi joked about a jail in the Capitol’s basement. Is there a House slammer? 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z In 2018, she also faced criticism after she suggested that the government could pay for a large portion of Medicare-for-all by transferring "$21 trillion" in Pentagon "financial transactions" — a claim that fact checkers disputed. AOC suffers social media gaffe by criticizing photo of 'GOP' politician who is actually a Democrat 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Check Your Fact is one of just six organizations that Facebook currently lists as fact checkers in the United States. Facebook fact checker has ties to news outlet that promotes climate doubt 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Buss will continue to play checkers while the rest of the basketball world plays chess. Lakers' coaching search is more proof Jeanie Buss' team is lost without a leader 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z Photographs of dead bodies wrapped in white, supposedly of Pakistani militants killed in the attack, actually depicted victims of a 2015 heat wave, according to fact checkers. As India Votes, False Posts and Hate Speech Flummox Facebook 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z This is kind of like Chinese checkers meets Battle Sheep. Not-boring board games for rainy days | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z It says it is tying up with fact checkers and media organizations that are flagging false information and helping reduce its spread. Facebook says it’s limiting false stories for India election 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z The social media company gives its fact checkers tremendous power to reduce the number of viewers who can see news in their feeds. Facebook fact checker has ties to news outlet that promotes climate doubt 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Fact checkers who revel in compiling lists of the president’s “lies and misleading statements” should, in good faith, add a special notation referencing this particular presidential mantra. Opinion | Trump Country’s reaction to the Mueller report: ‘So what?’ 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z “They are global advertising platforms. They are not fact checkers or public interest technologies. … The minute you start to engage these broader social issues on a search engine, you run up against its limits.” This psychologist claims Google search results steer voters to the left. Conservatives love him 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z While school counselors sometimes do flag problematic applications, Emmi Harward, executive director of the Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools, said they should not be expected to be fact checkers. As College Consulting Expands, Are High School Counselors Advocates or Adversaries? 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z An automatic language-processing algorithm is now programmed to report suicide threats to the social network’s contact checkers. The Internet Knows You Better Than Your Spouse Does 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Others describe themselves as ‘checkers,’ who investigate—again and again—that they’ve done a task properly. Untangling the Ties between Autism and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z As claims and counter claims poured in from both sides, social media became a hotbed of unverified news, pictures and video clips, according to fact checkers. Social media fake news fans tension between India and Pakistan 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z But, as fact checkers quickly pointed out, the size of one’s refund has more to do with how much was withheld for taxes over the course of the year rather than one’s overall tax burden.” McConnell says Trump to sign border bill, declare emergency 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z “You can keep your doctor — remember that? Twenty-eight times, that didn’t happen. Turned out to be a lie. Hey, where are the fact checkers?” Trump Repeats False Claim About El Paso Crime, This Time in El Paso 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z As for the star, Mr. Trump offered up apocalyptic warnings about immigrant violence, sending fact checkers into a scramble. Prime-Time Trump Splits the Cable Pundits 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z I know they've formed outside councils and partnered with fact checkers, but ultimately, this is a company controlled by one person. Analysis | The Technology 202: Trump wants a border wall. One of his biggest supporters in tech is expanding a virtual one. 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z In 1930, the city of Birmingham made it illegal for a black person and a white person to play dominoes or checkers together. The Supreme Court Case That Enshrined White Supremacy in Law 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z The president has broken records for false statements, according to nonpartisan fact checkers. Why can't Trump make deals? No one trusts him anymore 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z Contrary to Mr. Trump’s suggestions, fact checkers and news outlets have called out Mr. Obama for failing to fulfill that pledge. Trump Repeats False Claim About El Paso Crime, This Time in El Paso 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z The fact checkers with their infantile “Pinocchios” and “pants on fire” judgments have long fallen into the trap of arguing opinions, contexts, stipulations and, often, outright political hackery. January 2019: When media fact-checkers finally jumped the shark 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z I know she later went on Twitter and said that she appreciates the work of fact checkers, and so on, which is good. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Takes the Democrats Back to the Future: An Interview with the Historian Rick Perlstein 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z “I clicked on this and the reason why the fact checkers ding this Trump claim, which is true, ‘misleading’ is because, and I quote, ‘this figure includes all types of crimes,’” Hemingway tweeted. Washington Post ‘fact checks’ Trump, complains stat on illegal immigrant arrests includes all crime 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z He's pointing to walls in Israel, at the Vatican, even at former President Barack Obama's house — though fact checkers have pushed back on the accuracy of some of his claims. Trump has walls on his mind as he fights for border money 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption allows groups of hundreds of users to exchange texts, photos and video beyond the purview of authorities, independent fact checkers or even the platform itself. An online battle for 900 million hearts and minds: India braces for... 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z They said they do not routinely put essays, for example, through plagiarism checkers. ‘They’re not fact-checking’: How lies on college applications slip through 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z Since taking office, Washington Post fact checkers have tallied roughly 6,500 false claims by Trump. After nearly two years in the White House, Trump's lies start catching up with him 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z “Coach Ben and I are playing chess when other teams are playing checkers,” Way said, mentioning a long punt that wasn’t fielded Sunday because he fooled Davis into playing the wrong side of the field. Tress Way stood out the most on an afternoon worth punting 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z Stress runs higher for “constant checkers,” a term mental health professionals now use to describe those who constantly check their emails, texts or social media accounts. How technology makes us obsess over self-care 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Annapurna also “hired a couple of fact checkers and let them beat us up,” McKay said, “and we caught a couple little mistakes and fixed them.” Why the Director of ‘Anchorman’ Decided to Take On Dick Cheney 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Looking at Manafort and Trump on one side and Mueller on the other, one is reminded of the old adage of one side "playing chess" and the other "playing checkers." “There’s your Mueller report . . . provided in a form that Matt Whitaker won’t be able to s... 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z As numerous fact checkers have pointed out, the ad is false. Election Ads Turn Nasty, but Candidates Still ‘Approve This Message’ 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z Go is to Chess in difficulty as chess is to checkers. Why data is the new oil: What we mean when we talk about “deep learning” 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z Forty-percent of constant checkers surveyed said they find political and cultural discussions on social media stressful. How technology makes us obsess over self-care 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z “The good ones are playing chess while the others are playing checkers.” More than a farm: Old Friends gives new life to racehorses 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z The actor, now playing a fact checker in a play on Broadway, gets properly trained by checkers at The New Yorker. Daniel Radcliffe Gets His Facts Straight, and Janelle Monáe Lives in the Present 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z Even in public, Trump laughs off his battles with independent fact checkers. Trump tries to spur Republicans to vote with false claims and dystopian warnings of Democratic 'mob' rule - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption allows groups of hundreds of users to exchange texts, photos and video beyond the purview of electoral authorities, independent fact checkers or even the platform itself. Facebook's WhatsApp flooded with fake news in Brazil election 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z Facebook works with third-party fact checkers to follow up on reports of bad actors trying to confuse or manipulate public debate. Inside Facebook's cybersecurity 'war room,' scientists fight to safeguard elections 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Then, when The New Yorker’s fact checkers sent the embassy a list of questions, M.B.S.’s minions reacted angrily to questions like the one about the bullet story. In the Wake of Khashoggi's Disappearance, Saudi Arabia‘s Crown Prince is Pushed to the Brink 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z For fact checkers themselves, the work takes a toll. Soldiers in Facebook’s War on Fake News Are Feeling Overrun 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z While current and former Trump aides, like Bannon, egg the president on, other advisors contribute to his political narratives in more subtle ways, and with just enough truth to escape the fact checkers’ censure. Trump tries to spur Republicans to vote with false claims and dystopian warnings of Democratic 'mob' rule - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z “Like the free pedicures, the photo printing machine, Chinese checkers and origami.” Offering Manicures With Your Hot Pot, China’s Haidilao Plans a Global Push 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z Technically he hasn't been employed by a Republican president, Washington Post fact checkers first reported. Politicians caught padding their resumes, from fake diplomas to biographical discrepancies 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z But the claim drew fierce criticism not only from Republicans, but also from fact checkers. Democrats under fire for pushing misleading Kavanaugh videos 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z Facebook has since rolled this feature out to its 27 fact checkers in 17 countries. Soldiers in Facebook’s War on Fake News Are Feeling Overrun 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z Partnerships with fact checkers allowed trusted sources to evaluate whether news stories were false, and down-rank them accordingly. Facebook beats Twitter at fighting fake news, a new study found 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z Forming partnerships with nonpartisan fact checkers to rate disputed posts. Stop calling Facebook’s effort to fix itself an "arms race" 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z On a recent visit this month, the group was sure they’d seen a spirit, a shadow of a person playing checkers, she said. After dark, ghost hunters search World War II-era submarine 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z A super PAC backed by House Speaker Paul Ryan charged that it was O’Connor who would cut Social Security and Medicare by $800 billion; fact checkers have questioned the accuracy of the attack. Instead of tax cuts, GOP candidates motivate with anxiety 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z While Rappler’s fact checkers work closely with Facebook to investigate and report their findings, they believe the company could do much more. Soldiers in Facebook’s War on Fake News Are Feeling Overrun 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z On The Late Show, Stephen Colbert referred to the US-Russia summit as “Helsinki Helsucking” before joking that “Putin was playing chess while Trump was eating his own checkers”. 'Putin for dinner, Weinstein for movie night': late-night hosts on Trump-Russia 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z To help pass the time, the group said they played checkers together. Five things we learned from Thai boys' news conference 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z The only other available game was checkers — “and that was for two people, so I couldn’t play,” she said. Opinion | The White House’s policy on child separation: ‘Whatever’ 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z “Right off the square, people flying through the streets, and red and white checkers everywhere,” she said. For Seattle Croatians, World Cup run culminates in celebration even in defeat 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z When its fact checkers determine that a story is false, Facebook pushes it down on users’ News Feeds in favor of other material. Soldiers in Facebook’s War on Fake News Are Feeling Overrun 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z The site had trialled displaying a red warning icon next to articles that fact checkers had identified as false, but later said it found this approach had "entrenched deeply held beliefs". Facebook will not remove fake news 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z According to the Washington Post’s fact checkers, 76 percent of them were false, misleading or unsupported by evidence. Trump is lying more than ever: Here’s what we can do 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z I disagree with the article waxing on about burning legs and exhaustion and beating the odds, the article completely missed the point that this game was played by Croatia as chess vs. checkers. Croatia Digs Deeper, Burying England’s World Cup Dreams 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z Facebook Canada said the news organization’s fact checkers “will review Canadian news stories on Facebook in English and French and rate their accuracy.” Facebook Canada Starts Fact-Checking Program With French News Outlet 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z “These are fact checkers, copy editors and editorial assistants who effectively live the life of staff members without benefits.” New Yorker Magazine Employees Push to Unionize 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z “Boxing is checkers and bare knuckle boxing is chess playing,” Gunn told boxingscene.com. Man preps for 1st legal bare-knuckle bout in US in 130 years 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z Maybe George McPhee is some sort of hockey savant who’s playing 3D chess while everyone else in the league is eating the checkers. Welcome to impossible: The Golden Knights and the NHL miracle that makes no sense 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Are the fact checkers not telling the whole story? The art of distraction in Trump’s New-Truth era 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z He has said repeatedly that the United States spent $7 trillion in the Middle East since 9/11 and had gotten nothing out of it, a figure that fact checkers have deemed false. Trump Presses Arab Allies to Do More to Counter Iran 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z He plans to attend the national checkers championship in Las Vegas in September. Couple travels the country 1 Cracker Barrel at a time 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z The problem is exacerbated in India by the mismatch between fact checkers and its burgeoning fake-news factories. India’s Government Wages a Phony War on Fake News 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z Fact checkers complained about this loophole to Facebook, and the company said that starting this week, fact checkers are able to review photos and videos as well as article links. This is Facebook’s self-defense plan for the 2018 midterm elections 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z But what if the fact checkers themselves need fact-checking due to their political and cultural biases? Right, wrong or biased? Conservative media watchdog to monitor left-leaning ‘fact checkers’ 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z Facebook could do much good if it put just 1% of its profits into an independent trust to fund quality media, especially local media, and fact checkers. Use our personal data for the common good 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z When core accounts did reference fact-checking sites it was usually to mock them or to falsely state the fact checkers found a bogus claim to be true. How Twitter Bots Help Fuel Political Feuds 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z He explained his system to players with a board in his office, moving blue and yellow checkers around to simulate plays. John Beilein helps bring fab times back to Michigan basketball 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z Tessa Lyons, a product manager for the News Feed, said that articles labeled false by fact checkers were distributed 80 percent less on average. This is Facebook’s self-defense plan for the 2018 midterm elections 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z “You're playing checkers and I'm playing chess,” he sang on “Let’s Do This,” from his newest LP. SXSW looks to the past and future with Todd Rundgren, Cuco and DJ Jigue 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z He thinks Trump is playing chess while his critics play checkers. Analysis | The Daily 202: Trump supporters in Pennsylvania embrace his 'obnoxious' personality 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z “This is a long game, and we’re trying to play chess, not checkers,” Taylor said. Alexandria worried about delay in money from state for sewer system repairs 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z One of those steps includes verifying political advertisers through a system that combines automated and human fact checkers. Fact-Checking a Facebook Executive’s Comments on Russian Interference 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z He also sent fact checkers into a spin by claiming 97 members of the Labour front bench have either been sacked or resigned since Jeremy Corbyn took over as leader. Prime Minister's Questions: The verdict 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z It works with third-party fact checkers who look at articles flagged by users as potentially false or misleading. Facebook should pay 'trusted' news outlets, Rupert Murdoch says – LA Times 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z For example, use a 60-degree lob wedge for the soft, floating shots and a 50-degree gap wedge for those low checkers. Winterize Your Game - Golf Digest 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z They say that while the rest of the league is playing checkers, Belichick is playing chess. Stefon Diggs, NFL gives us a game for history 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z Fact checkers have made clear that he has a strained relationship with the truth. For Trump, Book Raises Familiar Questions of Loyalty and Candor 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z Fact checkers have made it clear that he has a strained relationship with the truth. Analysis: How ‘Fire and Fury’ differs from other tell-alls 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z He claimed that neither Peretz nor Vanity Fair’s fact checkers reached out to him for comment on or clarification of the details. Director Robert Rodriguez hits back at 'factual errors' in Vanity Fair's Rose McGowan profile 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Now, some of those fact checkers see Facebook using them as part of a public relations campaign. Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z The presidency has served as a vehicle for Mr. Trump to construct and promote his own narrative, one with crackling verve but riddled with inaccuracies, distortions and outright lies, according to fact checkers. For Trump, a Year of Reinventing the Presidency 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z “There is no editorial board, no fact checkers, no advisers, no filters — just a direct conduit to tens of millions of followers.” Donald Trump’s Twitter use changed presidential policy 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z “I don’t want to sit around and play checkers and get fat,” Combs says. ‘I hope I can quit working in a few years’: A preview of the U.S. without pensions 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z “Well, we didn’t spend all week last week playing checkers,” Gruden said, sarcastically. Jay Gruden wants struggling Redskins to focus on the future instead of the past 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z “David Boren is a 3-D chess player in a world of checkers players,” Tom Cole, a Republican congressman whose district includes Oklahoma’s campus in Norman, said. The President Who Politicked Oklahoma Back to the Top 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z The commanders, playing checkers on a virtual map that had nothing to do with the reality of the destruction on the ground, ordered them to advance from a different corner. After the liberation of Mosul, an orgy of killing 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Some fact checkers said they also felt the paid relationships with Facebook were creating a conflict, in effect silencing those in the best position to investigate the way the platform facilitates fake news. 'Way too little, way too late': Facebook's fact checkers say effort is failing 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z “Hillary Clinton colluded with Russia to lose the election, but we never saw it because we were playing checkers while she was playing three-dimensional lose-the-election.” Late-night on Manafort indictment: 'He can change his costume to sexy convict' 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z But here too, it relied on user-generated flags and the volunteer efforts of independent fact checkers who couldn’t hope to keep up with information flows. So, Mark Zuckerberg wants to repent for Facebook's sins? He can start here | Ellen P Goodman 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z You might even call them fact checkers for the English language. The Dictionary Is Adding An Entry for 'Fake News' 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z And major news media outlets established teams of fact checkers to protect against fake news. German Election Mystery: Where’s Russia? 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z In the case of an article that falsely claimed the shooter was linked to anti-fascist groups, multiple fact checkers debunked the piece. 'Way too little, way too late': Facebook's fact checkers say effort is failing 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z A. He gets no sympathy here: Shorts are for checkers, long pants are for chess. Perspective | Who is the most dominant athlete in his game over the last decade? 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z "It's not checkers or chess. It's Jenga, and that motherf---er is pulling all the middle blocks," he quipped, voicing his view of the presidency's precarious direction. What It's Like Inside Rihanna Power Player-Filled Diamond Ball 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z Thus, many will believe his Phoenix rally claims, despite the debunking by fact checkers. How to Fight "Alternative Facts" in Politics 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z Someone brought in stacks of books, and others played checkers, cards, watched TV, read or took naps. Hurricane Irma will batter Florida and ‘devastate the United States,’ officials warn 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Fact checkers have generally sided against Mr. Cruz’s suggestion that a large majority of the Sandy relief bill was directed at non-storm efforts. Ted Cruz 2.0? Senator Adjusts With Trump in Office and Houston Under Water 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z However, fact checkers have pointed out that a Congressional Research Service report on the bill concluded that it “largely focused on responding to Hurricane Sandy.” Analysis | The Energy 202: We asked Texas Republicans about Harvey and climate change. Only one answered. 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z For all their jabs, they also capture some of the difficult nature of the work, especially for the checkers, as well as the prevailing sexism of the time. The Story Behind the First-Ever Fact-Checkers 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, 29 percent of the public, and only 12 percent of Trump supporters, trust fact checkers. How to Fight "Alternative Facts" in Politics 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z Historians and fact checkers claim there is no truth to it. Trump pushes debunked 'pigs blood' myth, hours after Barcelona attack - BBC News 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z “If they leave it up to the discretion of the badge checkers, it’s just going to depend on who you run into that day.” Officials look at banning ‘beach spreading’ tent networks 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z Outside the churches, made of little more than wood frames and tin roofs, children are playing soccer, darts, checkers and other games. Kenya gets respite from election violence that killed 24 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z That broad view meant increased responsibility and authority for the checkers. The Story Behind the First-Ever Fact-Checkers 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z In this case, the humans handily outperformed the symptom checkers’ computer algorithms. Can a Crowdsourced AI Medical Diagnosis App Outperform Your Doctor? 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z “The healthy ecosystem is one in which expert fact checkers are doing their job, and they can reach people through Facebook.” Inside the Next Fake News War 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z The company said in a statement on its website it will start using updated machine learning to detect possible hoaxes and send them to fact checkers, potentially showing fact-checking results under the original article. Facebook to step up fact-checking in fight against fake news 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Ray, for instance, notices when a checkers board looks incorrect or if there are inconsistencies with other stores. Couple Went to Every Cracker Barrel in U.S. Except One 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z But, though the checkers' jobs still centered on minute facts, the meaning of what it meant to be correct was shifting. The Story Behind the First-Ever Fact-Checkers 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z He needs to stop playing checkers and start playing chess. Jeff Sessions firing by Trump would be unwise 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z On their first day, the 40 children ages 5 to 12 learned the Hokey Pokey and how to play chess, checkers and bingo. St. Louis kids camp aims to assist refugee parents 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z The company said in a statement on its website it will start using updated machine learning to detect possible hoaxes and send them to fact checkers, potentially showing fact-checking results under the original article. Facebook to step up fact-checking in fight against fake news 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Fazio will help test and improve CrossCheck and develop guidelines for fact checkers. Vanderbilt anti-fake news project claims $50k award 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z Numerous fact checkers noted that the “three million” “illegal” votes claim is false. Infowars’ Paul Joseph Watson can’t get anything right 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z No wonder fewer and fewer Americans are getting their news from mainstream media and engaging with fact checkers. How to Address the Epidemic of Lies in Politics 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Men play checkers outside a shuttered dive bar. Thousands of women were raped during Rwanda’s genocide. Now their kids are coming of age. 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z As his opponents played checkers in life, Roger was always the strategist, playing chess 5 steps ahead at a whole other level. Even in death, Roger Ailes divides the right and left 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z He added that the firm was "supporting" two third-party fact checkers - Full Fact and First Draft - in the run up to the election but Facebook declined to say whether this is a financial arrangement. Facebook publishes fake news ads in UK papers - BBC News 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z Some inmates met one-on-one with clinicians to discuss their progress, while others chatted with peer mentors and passed the time playing cards and checkers. LA jail adapts amid meth-fueled rise in mentally ill inmates 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z The report also found that 86 percent of adults constantly or often check their email, texts and social media accounts, and that those who are constant checkers are more likely to experience stress. How to Follow the News in a Political Age of Anxiety 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z Trump isn’t playing chess — he’s playing checkers, with an elementary schooler’s urge to upend the board when the game isn’t going his way. Opinion | Will Trump make a real crisis worse? 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z It’s simple: while the world is playing checkers, Putin is playing chess. Killer, kleptocrat, genius, spy: the many myths of Vladimir Putin 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z This paper became the basis for the liberal media and fact checkers to deem the ODU study “debunked.” Noncitizen voters feud between academics resurfaces with fraud probe 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z That’s because unlike checkers and chess, where all the pieces are visible, poker is a game of limited knowledge and uncertainty, of hidden cards and bluffs. How computers were finally able to best poker pros 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z “It’s like we send a checkers player to represent the U.S. in the world chess championship,” Martini said. These Muslim families sought refuge in America’s heartland. Now, Trump’s visa ban is tearing them apart. 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z The indefatigable fact checkers at The Washington Post cataloged 24 false or misleading statements made by the president during his first seven days in office. ‘Up Is Down’: Trump’s Unreality Show Echoes His Business Past 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z Those who take a more jaundiced view of Putin’s political, intellectual, and military capabilities – President Barack Obama, for one – are treated as naive, soft on Putin: the sort of people who play checkers, not chess. Killer, kleptocrat, genius, spy: the many myths of Vladimir Putin 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z It’s the inevitable response to using fact checkers. In the post-truth era Sweden's far right fake fact checker was inevitable 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z Twenty years ago, they figured out checkers, and 10 years ago they toppled the Russian grandmasters of chess. How computers were finally able to best poker pros 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z With regards to tackling the spread of misinformation on the platform, Facebook repeated the recently announced partnership with third-party fact checkers and its plans to stop placing advertisements on websites dedicated to “fake news”. Facebook unveils measures to promote stronger ties with news industry 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z Notably, another winner of the competition — by a Georgia teen — depicts two white police officers of another era harassing a black person playing checkers. House battle over controversial student painting spirals out of control 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z It also doesn’t have to pay for its own fact checkers. Farhad’s and Daisuke’s Week in Tech: Is Google’s Waymo Way Better? 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z The coat checkers and servers at these dinners were as excited to see Mr. Innis as they were to see any celebrity. Civil rights leader Roy Innis, who moved from liberalism to libertarianism, dies at 82 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z I was embarrassed when a former Washington employer told me that three different background checkers were calling him. My three maddening, futile years inside the broken Senate confirmation process 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z “The other guys are playing checkers,” he likes to say. Can Technology Make Football Safer? 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z “I’m scared when I see a chess player playing checkers — and we are checkers.” With Trump, Russia Goes From Thursday’s Foe of U.S. to Friday’s Friend 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z On 15 December, the company announced that it would begin working with third-party fact checkers to flag viral fake news stories. Facebook safety check helped spread false reports of an explosion in Thailand 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z “President Trump goes around talking about the dishonest media and fact checkers and his supporters will trust what he’s saying and not what we’re saying,” he said. Facebook's plan to tackle fake news raises questions over limitations 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z President-elect Trump, who earned numerous Pinocchios from fact checkers who found lies upon lies during his campaign, continues to tweet lies about election fraud, about manufacturing jobs and about his businesses. An epidemic of lies: Our country’s cultural plague just keeps getting worse 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Facebook is introducing new policies to stem the flow of fake news on the world’s largest social network, including partnering with third-party fact checkers to flag the most egregious fabricated articles. To halt fake news, Facebook leans on users, algorithms and a consortium of journalists 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z As someone tweeted, riffing off the famous Obama-chess lines, “Everyone else is playing checkers, while Donald Trump is playing Russian Roulette.” The madness of King Donald 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Tonight at the youth center, some boys are playing checkers. After years behind bars, this Sasha Bruce Youthwork staffer helps kids 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z “Fact checkers later revealed that the photo had come from Brazil,” Paul Mozur and Mark Scott write. Daily Report: The Fake News Precedent Outside the United States 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z Fact checkers later revealed that the photo had come from Brazil. Fake News on Facebook? In Foreign Elections, That’s Not New. 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Knijah, who loved to play checkers and dodgeball, was only a month from her fourth birthday when she was killed, according to her family. He aimed at a teen after a fight over clothes, police say. He shot a 3-year-old instead. 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z They live in the next town over and signed up as soon as they heard about the festival, to work here as bag checkers in exchange for admission to the weekend's activities. Our little corner of the world: the Gilmore Girls get a fan festival 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z While some saw the numbers as evidence of foul play, fact checkers deemed it wholly plausible and mathematically possible. Who's watching the poll watchers: what to expect on general election day 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Eighteen: “I will give the security bag checkers X-ray vision glasses.” Should We See Everything a Cop Sees? 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z “He doesn’t want to lose in checkers,” defensive coordinator Todd Wash said. Ramsey’s competitiveness comes up big as Jaguars beat Bears 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Instead, she implored others to correct him, “The fact checkers, please,” she said. Clinton Could Have Corrected Trump, but He Blared ‘Wrong!’ 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z |
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