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All that's not fit to print: Fake news and the call to action by Amy Affelt
In All That’s Not Fit to Print, Amy Affelt offers tools and techniques for spotting fake news and discusses best practices for finding high quality sources, information, and data. Including an analysis of the relationship between fake news and social media, and potential remedies for viral fake news, Affelt explores the future of the press and the skills that librarians and others will need, not only to navigate these murky waters, but also to lead information consumers into that future.
Bellingcat is an independent international collective of researchers, investigators and citizen journalists using open source and social media investigation to probe a variety of subjects – from Mexican drug lords and crimes against humanity, to tracking the use of chemical weapons and conflicts worldwide. With staff and contributors in more than 20 countries around the world, we operate in a unique field where advanced technology, forensic research, journalism, investigations, transparency and accountability come together.
Center of Countering Digital Hate
The Center for Countering Digital Hate is an international not-for-profit NGO that seeks to disrupt the architecture of online hate and misinformation. The Center's work combines both analysis and active disruption of these networks. CCDH's solutions seek to increase the economic, political and social costs of all parts of the infrastructure - the actors, systems and culture - that support, and often profit from hate and misinformation.
Countering Disinformation Online
Who is this toolkit for?
Countering Disinformation Online is a tool for civil society organisations, active citizens and any curious individuals who want to know more about helping free societies from the pressure of disinformation and false news.
This website developed by GLOBSEC Strategic Communication Programme serves as a “one stop shop” with plenty of up-to-date tools and resources, easily accessible for anyone interested.
The index provides disinformation risk ratings for news sites in media markets around the globe. The risk ratings are neutral, independent and transparent. The ratings are done at the site level. They provide for an unbiased ‘gold standard’ to assess disinformation risks. The GDI and its ratings are non-partisan and non-political.
The index has been developed with a Technical Advisory Group of eight members from around the world. Index members include Camille François (Graphika) and Dr. Scott Hale (Meedan/Oxford Internet Institute), Olaf Steenfadt (Reporters without Borders/Journalism Trust Inititiave), and Cristina Tardáguila (International Fact Checking Network/Poynter),
Media market risk ratings: Argentina, Estonia, France, Georgia (Republic of), Germany, Latvia, South Africa, United Kingdom (UK)
Special topics on disinformation campaigns and analysis: COVID 19 disinformation, anti-vax disinformation, electoral fraud disinformation, globalist disinformation, militia recruitment disinformation, anti-lockdown disinformation,
The US (Dis)information Ecosystem
AFP Factcheck launched its digital verification service in France in 2017 and has grown to become the leading global fact-checking organisation, with dedicated journalists in countries from the United States to Myanmar. Our journalists monitor online content in local languages, from Amharic to Hindi, Polish or Portuguese. They take into account local cultures, languages and politics and work with AFP’s bureaus worldwide to investigate and disprove false information, focusing on items which can be harmful, impactful and manipulative.
Reuters Factcheck: Organized by date of publication, most recent first. Mostly US coverage but some global as well.
International FactCheck Network Signatories (organized by Poynter Institute) Albania, Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Congo, (Dem. Republic of) Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Georgia (Republic of) Germany, Ghana, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Korea (Republic of) Kosovo, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mexico, Moldova, Myanmar, Nepal, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, UK (United Kingdom), Ukraine, USA, Venezuela (active signatories as of Jan 2021)
Media bias resource on the internet. There are currently 3500+ media sources listed in our database and growing every day (lots of ads, but comes highly recommended by a library school profession specializing in critical thinking)
Country profiles list of countries profiled for Government influence on the media. Each country will display the type of Government, who is in charge, and how much the Government controls the media.
The Clemson University Media Forensics Hub presents: The quiz where YOU examine images of real social media content and decide whether it's from a legitimate account or an internet troll.
A definitive guide to verifying digital content for emergency coverage.
Authored by leading journalists from the BBC, Storyful, ABC, Digital First Media and other verification experts, the Verification Handbook is a groundbreaking new resource for journalists and aid providers. It provides the tools, techniques and step-by-step guidelines for how to deal with user-generated content (UGC) during emergencies.