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From coronavirus to bushfires, misleading maps are distorting reality
Some of the big stories in early 2020 have thrown up a scattering of viral visualisations which are far from accurate and have real-world impact.
Evolving disinformation tactics in France: Comparing the 2017 and 2019 CrossCheck projects
The upcoming municipal elections give an opportunity to examine new tactics in online disinformation that have emerged since the original CrossCheck project.
Why the Dengvaxia controversy was so effective at spreading vaccine hesitancy in the Philippines
A new study analyses the role of social media in spreading vaccine misinformation and panic in the wake of a politicised controversy.
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CrossCheck: Together, Now.
A global network connecting journalists, academics and technologists in response to the evolving challenges of information disorder.
Live Simulations
High intensity events preparing newsrooms from online threats
Standards Sessions
First Draft's Standards Sessions provide a space where senior journalists and editors can freely discuss ideas about how newsrooms should handle pressing ethics issues surrounding reporting in an age of disinformation.