Movies and TvShows featuring "fact-checking" theme.
The Fourth Estate is a documentary TV show that provides an in-depth look at the inner workings of The New York Times. It delves into the challenges faced by journalists, the impact of social media on news reporting, and the role of the press in holding political figures accountable. The show highlights the importance of investigative journalism, fact-checking, and covers various political controversies and scandals.
Catch and Kill: The Podcast Tapes is a TV show that delves into the sexual abuse scandal surrounding Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. Through interviews, archive footage, and audio tapes as evidence, the show explores the predatory behavior, the MeToo movement, and the cover-up attempts within the industry. It sheds light on the experiences of the victims and the efforts of journalists and whistleblowers to expose the truth.
Some of the most thrilling weapons action sequences from movies and TV are put to the test. Join U.S. Special Forces veteran Terry Schappert and weapons master Larry Zanoff as they utilize the expertise of Hollywood's premier prop house and weapons builder — and break down some of the most explosive action in Hollywood history.
Shattered Glass is a drama film based on the true story of Stephen Glass, a writer for The New Republic magazine who was discovered to have fabricated much of his work. The movie explores the scandal that unfolds as Glass's credibility is called into question and the impact it has on the world of journalism.
When a famous actress tries to get married in peace, she hires a decoy bride to distract the paparazzi and keep her wedding plans a secret. However, the decoy bride ends up falling in love with the bridegroom, leading to a series of hilarious and heartfelt misunderstandings.
Every day we are inundated with information. Can facts still be distinguished from fables? With a nod to today's 'do your own research' internet culture, Marijn, Joep and Tim invent their own experiments, of which they are part. They have one goal: to find out the truth once and for all.
Through interviews and real-life examples, Hari Sreenivasan and Dr. Haass explore how Americans are working towards strengthening democracy and renewing the spirit of a more informed and engaged citizenry.
Amnesty! When They Are All Free is a powerful documentary that explores the struggle for human rights and the work of organizations like Amnesty International. It covers various cases of human rights violations, from political imprisonment to extrajudicial killings, highlighting the importance of nonviolence and free speech in oppressive regimes.
One Country, Two Systems? No Way! say the youth of Taiwan. But China under President Xi Jinping wants more than ever to bring the island of Taiwan back into the fold, just like Hong Kong. Can the burgeoning democracy on China’s doorstep, driven by digital technology, resist the Middle Kingdom’s advances? To China Taiwan is a breakaway province that must return to the fold. To its 24 million inhabitants it is a sovereign state with its own constitution and democratically elected leaders. Now that Hong Kong has been brought into line, Taiwan remains determined to stand up as a vibrant, young democracy. But it won't be easy. Since the Sunflower Movement in 2014 when the young came out to prevent an economic agreement with China, citizen groups have been fighting for the transparency of institutions.
Examining Donald Trump’s love affair with social media. Using his tweets and first-hand testimony from White House insiders, this documentary for BBC Three explores how the president of the United States came of age on Twitter and documents the impact of his tweets on politics in America and across the world. With unprecedented access to people in his inner circle and interviews with experts, journalists and some of his most avid Twitter followers, this documentary tells the story of how Trump weaponised Twitter and used it as a tool to shape policy, conduct diplomacy and wage war on the establishment. Trump in Tweets features interviews with, to mention but a few, Anthony Scaramucci, former White House director of communications, who reveals what it is like when the president turns his Twitter feed on you, Sean Spicer, Trump’s first presidential press secretary, who got caught between the president’s tweeting and the press, and Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s personal lawyer.
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