I’m a freelance journalist and fact-checker. I’ve worked as fact-checker for TikTok, Facebook and Instagram at PolitiFact; breaking news reporter at Quartz; and reporter at magazines in Brazil and Italy. I’ve published articles in CNN, Wired and Al Jazeera, and contributed OSINT research for Bellingcat. I’m from São Paulo and based in Berlin.
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PolitiFact
How “War on Fakes” uses fact-checking to spread Russian propaganda
Misleading images of Chernobyl undercut real reasons for concern
Photos are being falsely linked to Canada’s “Freedom Convoy” protests
CNN
How Brazil's fear of losing the Amazon guides Bolsonaro's policies
Why did thousands of Brazilian politicians change their race?
Quartz
New data shows terror attacks are becoming less frequent and deadly
Terror attacks in the Middle East and North Africa fell by almost 40%
Terrorism is surging in the US, fueled by right-wing ideologies
Wired
Blurry satellite images of Palestine and Israel make rebuilding harder
Ukraine
Google Maps did not change blurring settings to reveal Russian facilities
There is no evidence Putin invaded Ukraine to fight child trafficking
Facebook video does not show Ukraine being struck by nuclear bomb
Conspiracies
"The Great Reset” is not a conspiracy to replace capitalism
There is no "Kalergi plan" to replace Europeans with migrants
“Hollow Earth:” Scientists are sure the Earth is not hollow
Pandemic
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine does not contain "wireless nanosensors"
German chemist was not killed after revealing secret about vaccine
The virus that causes COVID-19 is not a “patented bioweapon”
False anecdote about Stalin circulates again—adapted for the pandemic
Ruben
Sadly, the queen did not knight Ruben, the influencer cat from Exeter