Misinformation

FactCheck.org received a National Headliner Award in government and political beat reporting for a series on how Project 2025 was implemented across the U.S. government.

The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research honored Kathleen Hall Jamieson for outstanding service in public health and educating the public about disease prevention.

FactCheck.org released its list of the top falsehoods in American politics of 2025, featuring claims about health, the economy, the war in Ukraine, and more.

Despite December's historically low suicide rates, some news accounts incorrectly link the holidays to increases in suicides, APPC data find.

Showing people a "mental model" of scientific concepts may help undercut vaccine-related misconceptions, according to new APPC research published in PNAS.

The Brooks Jackson Prize for Fact-Checking was awarded to Salt Lake City station KSL-TV at this year's Walter Cronkite Awards in partnership with APPC.

An APPC survey finds public support of the MMR vaccine has declined since November 2024, and the public is confused about whether HHS Secretary RFK Jr. recommends the MMR vaccine.

A new study by APPC scholars suggests that artificial intelligence can facilitate theory- and evidence-based public health message selection.

FactCheck.org has won a 2025 National Headliner Award for online beat reporting of government and political coverage for articles on claims about immigration.

Amid a significant U.S. measles outbreak, a new APPC survey finds that many Americans do not understand the potential severity of the disease.