Check, by @meedan, allows organizations to deploy tiplines for their communities. This account is archived. Visit the link to learn more about us.
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It's amazing to witness the on going growth of @meedan 's #FactCheck platform @check.
iVerify will be very beneficial to make the detection of content much more easy.
Our iVerify tool is the first #DigitalPublicGood to tackle misinformation.
iVerify combines AI tech and human fact checking to identify false narratives and combat the spread of false narratives during election periods.
Learn more: bit.ly/3De6WnA
#DPGs4DPI #UNGA
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We reflect on our experience working on the @check project w/ @meedan & on the challenges our media friends & partners face in non-Western contexts, with insights from @poderosaschicas in Lat Am, @KhabarLahariya in India, @ThePublicSource in Lebanon & @Almanassa_AR in Egypt
New journal article in First Monday today, from myself and @dimalb. Understanding factors and barriers to alternative media development in emerging economies: Learning from the Check Global project firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph…
Join us at @Check to build software for some of the world’s leading fact-checking and media organizations! Meedan seeks a senior frontend developer for our 10-member global software team: meedan.com/jobs/software-eng… #mozillalifeboat #devjobs
Are you a programmer interested in verification or fact-checking? Do you want to contribute to an open source project that has supported some of the largest collaborative reporting initiatives on the internet? Join @check for #Hacktoberfest! meedan.com/blog/hacktoberfes…
"It is important to know that what we choose to fact-check on WhatsApp will have the greatest impact. First, we see on @Check how many times a piece of content has been submitted. Then we look for it outside of WhatsApp." @kateomega: poynter.org/fact-checking/20…
Check out our new product page, which details more how @check enables newsrooms to engage your audience where they are, automate the collection and triage of claims, and scale your response, including on WhatsApp tiplines. meedan.com/check #GlobalFact7
Our case study, which contains product insights from supporting ~5,700 fact-checks in 5 countries and 4 languages amongst 4 global fact-checking partners, is now available here: meedan.com/blog/insights-fro… #GlobalFact7
Shalini Joshi shares insights from @Meedan's pilot project with AFP (India and Brazil), Africa Check, BOOM and India Today. We pushed over 200,000 lines of code to Check to support their fact-checking work on the WhatsApp Business API. meedan.com/blog/insights-fro… #GlobalFact7
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We have wonderful people as panelists @AkinpeluYusuph from @dubawaNG, @allwellokpi from @AfricaCheck_NG, and @SegunAndrews from @AFPFactCheck.
It promises to be exciting and progressive. Let's discuss misinformation in Nigeria and Africa
Supported by @meedan and @check
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You have to take the responsibility of ascertaining the accuracy of any information, either good or bad, before reacting to it. Beware of fake news and don't spread it.
#TakeResponsibility #VerifyNigeria #factchecking
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📍@meedan's @computermacgyve and @caiosba summarize text and image matching projects in service of fact-checking, demonstrated at #TechAndCheck 2020. meedan.com/blog/tech-and-che…
Interested in a demo? Get in touch at [email protected].
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#FactCheckZW: Yellow Fever vaccine cannot cure #COVID19
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#Asakhe #CoronaVirusFacts @check
Know more about Check and get in touch with our team to support your verification and fact-checking work
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We are happy to see our open source collobrative verification software @check listed at @fathmco toolbox to support verification and newsgathering workflows of distributed newsroom
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COVID-19 Microgrants by Check Global
New Microgrants for #COVID19 Media Work in Emerging Economies
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We've also included some of the top social newsgathering and verification tools that facilitate team-wide collaboration, including @NewsWhip @crowdtangle @check @KrzanaLtd @trulymedia >>
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4. Use disclaimer text to ensure transparency with users about the changing nature of information in a pandemic.
Five tips for fact-checking during a pandemic #COVID19
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During 2019, as we grew our Check Global program with the generous support of the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida), Meedan expanded its partnership footprint to Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America.
Meet Our Regional Program Managers, APAC, Latin America and Africa
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