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Patrick Dell
StaffSenior visuals editorToronto
pdell@globeandmail.com

Area of Expertise

Visual journalist, geolocation, visual verification

Patrick Dell is an award-winning visual journalist who has worked in news for 30 years. He was an editor and producer in Australian television before moving to Canada in 2006 and now works on the Visual Journalism team at The Globe.

Patrick’s current focus is reporting on dis- and misinformation, including generative AI and its impact on our information landscape.

Why did you become a journalist?

I've always been lead by curiosity and a desire to know the how and why behind events. The first time I accessed a feed of wire stories it was nirvana; a never-ending supply of the new, why and how. It's been an enormous responsibility and privilege to handle visuals for some of the defining news events of recent decades, from 9/11 to the Parliament Hill shooting and devastating wildfires in recent summers.

30

Years in Journalism

13

Years at The Globe and Mail

Education

BA Journalism

Honours & Awards

JournalismAI Fellow, 2024

Silver - Digital Publishing Awards 2021 for Best News Coverage: reporting on China’s Xinjiang region and Uyghur minority

Silver - Digital Publishing Awards 2021 for Best Science & Technology Storytelling: "We are all plastic people now, in ways we can’t see – and can no longer ignore"

Gold - Digital Publishing Awards 2020 for Best Science & Technology Storytelling: "Are you a distracted driver? Probably. Here’s why"

Gold - Digital Publishing Awards 2020 for Best Social Storytelling: Instagram election coverage

Gold - Digital Publishing Awards 2019 for Best Photo Storytelling: "Living in limbo"

Gold - Digital Publisihing Awards 2018 for Best Online Video: Short: "How close are we to the end of the world? Check the Doomsday Clock"

Winner - National Newspaper Awards, best multimedia feature - Census 2012

Finalist - Online Journalism Awards 2015 fpr Explanatory Reporting, Large Newsroom: "Saving Cyla"

Professional affliations

Online News Association

Languages spoken

English

Patrick Dell abides by The Globe and Mail Editorial Code of Conduct

Latest articles

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Inside The Globe’s U.S. election night coverage
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Fact check: No, an issue with a Kentucky voting machine is not evidence of vote switching
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Fact check: Debunked video claiming to show illegal voting linked to organized disinformation effort
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Fact check: Unpacking Biden’s ‘garbage’ comment
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Fact check: Examining misleading claims about U.S. ballot drop box fires
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Fact check: Screenshot used to advance false claim U.S. overseas voting program is open to abuse
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Fact check: Progress 2028 isn’t tied to Harris campaign, plus claims about missing migrant children and EV spending debunked
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Is scurvy on the rise in Canada? Here’s what we know
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No, an armed militia was not hunting FEMA workers in North Carolina
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No, Pierre Poilievre and Chrystia Freeland are not promoting money-making schemes on Facebook
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Examining ‘grossly exaggerated’ claims about Venezuelan gang activity in a Colorado city
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Old videos posted online falsely claim to be of Hurricane Milton
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False claims about FEMA’s hurricane response amplified by Trump and allies
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AI-generated video claims to be aftermath of Israeli strike on Beirut
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Examining claims around FEMA’s response to the Hurricane Helene flood disaster
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Examining new election claims about migrants with criminal charges in the U.S.
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Misleading visuals shared online as Iran strikes Israel with ballistic missiles
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Examining Trump’s ‘one real rough, nasty day’ comments about policing and crime
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No, Biden didn’t urge people to get vaccinated ahead of Hurricane Helene, and other claims around the storm
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No, Kamala Harris is not using a Communist Party slogan in her campaign