Head Research Editor, The New Yorker
March 29, 2024 - 12:00pm
A Masterclass on Fact-Checking from The New Yorker Magazine's Head Fact-Checker
William L. Harkness Hall, Room 208
100 Wall St.
About Fergus McIntosh
Fergus McIntosh eads The New Yorker’s fact-checking department, responsible for ensuring the accuracy and editorial integrity of the magazine across print, digital, audio, and video. In his previous role as a fact-checker, he worked on a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation, and he has checked books by writers including Patrick Radden Keefe and Andrea Bernstein. He writes occasionally on movies, music, and British politics.