The Chicago Guide to Fact-Checking

by Brooke Borel

Book Overview

"A column by Glenn Garvin on Dec. 20 stated that the National Science Foundation 'funded a study on Jell-O wrestling at the South Pole.' That is incorrect. The event took place during off-duty hours without NSF permission and did not involve taxpayer funds."

Corrections such as this one from the Miami Herald have become a familiar sight for readers, especially as news cycles demand faster and faster publication. While some factual errors...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022629093X
• ISBN13: 9780226290935
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.4"