Transforming connections through mediation

Joined June 2013
Do you know what is the difference between a journalist and a fact-checker? 🙄❓ Want to find out? Don't miss this short video with Orna Young, Research Director at @FactCheckNI @OrnaYoung #journalism #factcheck youtu.be/Pg5xK3so7XA #ThinkCheckShare
INVITATION: Why does fact checking matter? @ImagineBelfast - mailchi.mp/f98bb357b26e/invi…
Is border trade between Northern Ireland and Ireland only made up of 100 lorries crossing the border daily? Not really, explains @FactCheckNI factcheckeu.info/en/article/…
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Co-Inform multidisciplinary team brings together social scientists, computer scientists, software developers and fact-checkers. Find out more about our team! 👉 ow.ly/iNvE30nduTt #ThinkCheckShare #misinformation
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Fantastic to see @howtobuildpeace #BuildPeace18 in #Belfast this week! One of main recommendations from our @nesta_uk #PeaceTech report 3 years ago coming to life! Welcome to #Belfast everyone and well done to all the organisers nesta.org.uk/report/technolo…
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Replying to @OrnaYoung
@OrnaYoung explains our #factchecking work @NISRA conference @factchecknet
Don't you wonder why #misinformation #online spreads so fast? 🤔⁉️In their article, researchers from @IUSICE and @IUNetSci identify three sources: #cognitive bias 🧠 #social 👥 and social media #algorithms 📲 Don't miss it 👉 theconversation.com/misinfor…
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How do we build inclusive visions of the future? A look at some of the best examples of citizen engagement bit.ly/2Cf1wGC
We’re delighted to be at the @factchecknet Global Fact-Checking conference in #Rome this week delivering a workshop on fact-checking in divided societies. A really well run conference with amazing fellow fact-checkers #GlobalFactV #FactsMatter
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And we will be happy to take stock of so many good lessons in our project! 🙌🏽 We are happy that you are attending such and important event and glad that you are part of our team! 💪🏻 xitter.cf/OrnaYoung/status/10093…
Great to be here with so many other fact-checking orgs - we’ll be sharing our experiences of fact-checking in a divided society - we are also so excited to learn from others! @FactCheckNI #peacetech @ChangeTrust #northernireland #factchecking xitter.cf/factcheckni/status/100…
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And here are some tips for setting a similar project during a crisis amp.poynter.org/news/14-tips… #GlobalFactV – at Rome, Lazio
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Unverified information in a crisis can actually cost lives - @WikiRamos #GlobalFactV – at Rome, Lazio
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“Online power is nothing without people in the field” Some great #PeaceTech advice form @VerificadoMX about factchecking in a humanitarian crisis #GlobalFactV
They do, though! #GlobalFactV @factchecknet @FactCheckNI – at Rome, Lazio
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Deep fake & video manipulation is scary and it is great tools are being developed to detect it but let's not forget that our processes for verification esp. analysis of both source and content will still work. You still have to know where content comes from. #GlobalFactV
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#GlobalFactV From deep fakes session: manipulating high quality video harder than manipulating low quality video. Christian Riess University of Erlangen-Nuremberg: driver for development in deep fakes, video manipulation is entertainment industry. @rapplerdotcom #GlobalFactV – at Rome, Lazio
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In the future, political parties could increasingly use deepfake videos for campaigns. Here's one example from Belgium last month poynter.org/news/potential-n… #GlobalFactV