propublica Well-known Fact Checkers find fake Fact Checkers facts fake: Russian misinformation edition Jason Weisberger
gig economy ProPublica digs into the gig economy pyramid scheme that sells work-from-home customer service reps Thom Dunn
education Propublica offering diversity scholarships for students to attend 2020 journalism conferences Cory Doctorow
taxes Howto: file your taxes for free without getting defrauded into paying a big tax-prep firm Cory Doctorow
Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow
Kids Illinois schools don't just lock special ed kids in solitary, they also restrain them Cory Doctorow
Kids Quiet Rooms: Illinois schools lead the nation in imprisoning very young, disabled children in isolation chambers Cory Doctorow
trumpism Search the databases of Trump political appointees' resumes and discover their undisclosed conflicts of interest Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Facebook forced to drop "feature" that let advertisers block black people, old people and women Cory Doctorow
censorship Leaked Facebook docs: weird censorship standards that protect "white men but not black children" Cory Doctorow
crooks ProPublica uncovers the Trump administration's impressive collection of conflicts of interest Jason Weisberger
Trump pardoned a man convicted of trafficking 400 tons of cocaine, then gave him a ride to the Waldorf Astoria Ellsworth Toohey
politics 60 Minutes cancels broadcast of investigation into El Salvador megaprison Trump sent detainees to Rob Beschizza
