R0051/2026-03-31/Q001/SRC03
Steensen, Kalsnes & Westlund (2024) — Epistemological limits of live fact-checking
Source
| Field |
Value |
| Title |
The limits of live fact-checking: Epistemological consequences of introducing a breaking news logic to political fact-checking |
| Publisher |
SAGE / New Media & Society |
| Author(s) |
Steen Steensen, Bente Kalsnes, Oscar Westlund |
| Date |
2023 (online), 2024 (journal issue) |
| URL |
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/14614448231151436 |
| Type |
Research paper |
Summary
| Dimension |
Rating |
| Reliability |
High |
| Relevance |
Medium |
| Bias: Missing data |
Low risk |
| Bias: Measurement |
Low risk |
| Bias: Selective reporting |
Low risk |
| Bias: Randomization |
N/A — not an RCT |
| Bias: Protocol deviation |
N/A — not an RCT |
| Bias: COI/Funding |
Low risk |
Rationale
| Dimension |
Rationale |
| Reliability |
Multi-method study (participatory observation, interviews, textual analysis) in a high-impact journal. Empirical evidence from a real fact-checking organization. |
| Relevance |
Medium — addresses epistemological consequences of a specific practice (live fact-checking) rather than evidence evaluation frameworks broadly. Valuable as evidence of how lack of frameworks affects practice. |
| Bias flags |
Single-case study (Faktisk.no, Norway) limits generalizability. No apparent conflicts. |
| Evidence ID |
Summary |
| SRC03-E01 |
Epistemic gap and confirmative epistemology in live fact-checking |