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Vaccines and misinformation: get the support you need

First Draft is responding to the threat of vaccine hesitancy with a range of resources for reporters, researchers, policymakers and communication specialists.

20/20 Vision

A series of articles that share an important lesson learned about the challenges of disrupting misinformation in 2020.

US 2020 Dashboard: Live insights on disinformation

Our dashboard offers daily insights for an at-a-glance snapshot on what our investigative research team sees online.

First Draft recognizes Black lives matter

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After the Capitol: tech and disinfo

What we learned about tech platforms and disinformation — and what we still don’t know.

The "broadcast" model no longer works in an era of disinformation

We've relied for too long on an outdated top-down view of disinformation.

AI won’t solve the problem of moderating audiovisual media

Platforms are hoping automated tools will help moderate social media content at scale, but massive challenges remain — especially for audiovisual misinformation

Projects & resources

First Draft's Essential Guide to...

In our Essential Guides to reporting on disinformation, we cover news gathering, verification, responsible reporting, online safety, digital ads and more.

US 2020 Spotify Soundcheck Toolkit

First Draft is proud to collaborate with Spotify on a pioneering new toolkit, aimed at helping podcasters avoid the pitfalls of disinformation around the US election.

Tracking the infodemic

Our editorial series ‘Tracking the infodemic’' explored key issues for disinformation following the pandemic.