VERIFICATION AND FACT-CHECKING INITIATIVES

The following organizations are dedicated to providing information and resources on disinformation detection.

FirstDraftNews – While this nonprofit was initially created for journalists, their resources are valuable for anyone who wants to better understand this problem. First Draft’s and their founder, Claire Wardle is an internationally-recognized leader in disinformation education.

FirstDraft defines these 5 Pillars of Visual Verification when looking at material:

Provenance: Are you looking at the original piece of content?
Source: Who captured/created the original piece of content?
Date: When was the piece of content captured/created?
Location: Where was the piece of content captured/created?
Motivation: Why was the piece of content captured/created?

The following set of videos is from CTRL-F a group that provides training on verification. Here is a video with Jane Lytvynenko, a Disinformation Reporter for Buzzfeed news talking about the importance of verification:

This video from the Poynter Institute provides tips for fact-checking on Whatsapp.

This quick video shows you how to use the Facebook “i” to learn more about a post.

This video tackles different experts tips from the European Digital on how to tackle #disinformation and why it’s important to fact-check the truth.