Scaling up fact checking: AI's role
Full Fact's automation chief Andy Dudfield on the web-scale challenge of correcting misinformation
Source: computing.co.uk
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Tim Pool Perfectly Illustrates How NewsGuard Is a "Joke" of a Credibility Agency
NewsGuard cannot be a centrist news organization.
United States Donald Trump Dan Bongino Hunter Biden American Federation Of Teachers Media Research Center
Source: redstate.com
Network of Fact-Checkers Unites to Stem Flow of Disinformation
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to a barrage of mis- and disinformation, so fact-checkers try to stop it
Poltavs Ka Oblast United States Blanka Zoldi Enock Nyariki Viktor Orban Media Universalis Foundation
Source: voanews.com
Media literacy education in South Africa can help combat fake news
South Africa has no comprehensive national media literacy programme. Often it comes down to individual teachers and schools to make learners more media literate.
Source: theconversation.com
Govt bans 35 WhatsApp groups for spreading, fake news, misinformation about Agnipath scheme
Govt bans over 35 WhatsApp groups for spreading misinformation about Agnipath scheme
Rajnath Singh Ministry Of Home Affairs Central Government Home Affairs Also Read Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Source: bgr.in
Lessons from the global South on how to counter harmful information
By linking different issues together, organisations show the importance of approaching information disorder as a complex problem requiring various responses.
Source: theconversation.com
Snopes Fact-Checker on How to Tell If Online News Is Fake
My team covers stories like $1 million bounties on Vladimir Putin and "Ukrainian Army Cats." Discerning fact from fiction often takes a basic toolkit.
Source: businessinsider.com
Fact-checking can actually harm trust in media: new research
Our study found high levels of trust in media reports – but that trust can be eroded by fact-checking. Journalists need to rethink the way they report political stories.
Peter Dutton Bridget Mckenzie Australian National Audit Office News Corp National Party Australian Media
Source: theconversation.com
Twitter expanding fact-checking 'Birdwatch' project
Twitter is expanding its user generated fact-checking program “Birdwatch,” the company said Friday.
Source: thehill.com
Russia-Ukraine War: Russia partially restricts Facebook access in the country
Russia's communications regulator accused Facebook of violating "fundamental human rights" by restricting the accounts of these Russian media outlets.
Source: bgr.in