False information is expensive. In a widely-cited study (.pdf) released a year before the pandemic, an economist pegged the cost of “fake news” at $78…
Update: Joe Biden was projected the winner on Saturday, Nov. 7th, after taking a substantial lead in Pennsylvania. Earlier: As US election night draws near,…
For months epidemiologists have predicted a coronavirus resurgence in fall and winter. Now cases and hospitalizations are skyrocketing in the US and Europe like clockwork,…
When the coronavirus first set foot in the United States, governors in the harder-hit states sent people home, closed businesses and locked down for months.…
Every other Thursday, Factal and Emergent Risk International are co-hosting a webinar series on COVID-19.
Most of the largest global NGOs are part of the Factal community. Here are a few examples of the extraordinary work they’re doing – and how you can help them in their fight on this #GivingTuesday, and beyond.
COVID-19 has completely upended typical operations for security. We polled members of our community to find out just how much things have changed in the past few months.
It’s hard enough to keep up with the average day’s security events around the world, but the addition of the COVID-19 outbreak brought new challenges…
More than any crisis in recent times, the COVID-19 outbreak is driven by data. You see virus statistics everywhere, sliced and diced dozens of ways…
Factal has been covering the coronavirus outbreak since our first report on Dec. 31st CST, publishing thousands of verified updates spanning dozens of countries. We’re…