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Fiber-optic networks play a key role in expanding broadband access to rural Mississippi.

Does a Trump order halt broadband funds for Mississippi?

Joshua Wilson March 13, 2025
A reader recently asked “What Is True?” if a Trump administration executive order would halt federal funding aimed at expanding broadband internet access to rural portions of Mississippi.
Emotions drive the spread of false and misleading information — and the results can be disastrous. Programs like the “What Is True?” fact-checking service at the Roy Howard Community Journalism Center can provide clear, fact-based answers.

Misinformation spreads fast — but we can stop it together

Joshua Wilson March 10, 2025

Misinformation spreads faster than ever. A single post, video or manipulated image can travel across the internet in seconds, reaching thousands — sometimes millions — of people before the truth has...

A gavel is displayed on a white marble backdrop.

Bounty programs for reporting undocumented migrants do not currently exist

Joshua Wilson February 3, 2025
Social media posts regarding bounties for reporting immigrants who lack permanent legal status in the U.S. contain misinformation.
U.S. Census Bureau forms are displayed in 2020.

No, ‘Internal Affairs employees’ won’t check for ‘valid ID’ for the ‘upcoming census’ and somehow steal your house

Joshua Wilson January 27, 2025

Have you seen a message — spreading through social media, email chains and text messages — about “Internal Affairs employees” from the “Ministry of Home Affairs” checking identification cards...

A Bible is displayed, Jan. 23, 2025.

No, the president is not required to place his hand on a Bible during the inauguration

Joshua Wilson January 23, 2025
Is Donald J. Trump legally the president of the United States — even if he didn’t place his hand on a Bible during his second inauguration on Jan. 20?
Misattributed natural disaster footage causes confusion in Mississippi

Misattributed natural disaster footage causes confusion in Mississippi

Joshua Wilson December 20, 2024
Brittany from Jackson County asked our “What is True?” service about natural disaster footage attributed to a 2023 tornado in Moss Point. We investigated her question and found misinformation.
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