When 400 fact-checkers from around the world gathered in Rio de Janeiro in June for an annual conference, the mood was tense.

“After more than 27 years at The Washington Post, including almost 15 as The Fact Checker, I will be leaving on July 31, ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Glenn Kessler, outgoing writer of the Washington Post's Fact Checker, about recent buyouts at the paper, and the current state of fact-checking.

Washington Post (WaPo) editor Glenn Kessler, who has run the paper’s fact-checking operation since 2010, announced on Monday ...

Kessler used a Pinocchio scale for his fact checks, and "Four Pinocchios" was his version of a "Pants on Fire" lie. During ...

WaPo Fact Checker Glenn Kessler on Monday said he was leaving the "best job in journalism" after accepting a buyout offer ...

The Washington Post's chief fact checker, Glenn Kessler, announced on Monday that he has accepted a buyout from the newspaper ...

By TIM GRAHAM Washington Post “fact checker” Glenn Kessler announced on Monday he’s hanging up his Pinocchios and accepting a ...

Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post’s longtime lead fact-checker, announced Monday he had taken a buyout, becoming the latest ...

Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler announced this week that he was offered a buyout as the paper continues to purge ...

Who'll be in charge of the fact-checking duties at the Washington Post going forward? It won't be Mr. Pinocchio himself, ...