Course Type: Copyediting

  • What is a Fact?

    What is a Fact?

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    How do you identify a fact? How do you verify it? In this master class, the head of the fact-checking department at The New Yorker, Fergus McIntosh, introduces students to the bizarre, delightful, and contentious world of fact checking. Across four sessions, students will learn what the roles and responsibilities of a fact checker are,…