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Brazilian newsrooms join forces once again under Comprova banner to tackle disinformation

The Comprova project in Brazil came together again to scrutinise disinformation campaigns around policies of the federal government led by Jair Bolsonaro.

What a 'fake food' video reveals about viral misinformation

A disputed video from an LA-based marketing firm is the latest in a long line of spurious claims which go global in the relentless pursuit of clicks. Experts are increasingly concerned this is a feature, not a bug, of social media.

CrossCheck Nigeria launches to fight information disorder

16 newsrooms will work together to discover and investigate misleading and fabricated information around the February election

Journalism Project Comprova Begins to Publish in Brazil

First journalism collaborative dedicated to tackling misinformation to use the WhatsApp Business API for managing communications with audiences

Information Disorder: The Definitional Toolbox

Definitions matter. These tools will give you the words you need to talk about information disorder.

Indonesian Journalists Prepare to Bring Verification to a Wider Audience

First Draft, the Google News Initiative and Internews bring the "Training of Trainers" program to Jakarta

Free Online Course on Identifying Misinformation

Our free, one-hour course teaches journalists and the general public how to verify online media, so that they don't fall for hoaxes, rumors and misinformation

Six Key Points from the EU High Level Group’s New Report on Disinformation

A response to the new report from the EU Commission's High Level Expert Group on Fake News, “A Multi-Dimensional Approach to Disinformation”

Seven studies about mis- and disinformation from 2017

Research that advanced our understanding of information disorder this year

How one team debunked misinformation around Japan's lower-house election

Lessons learned from one of the first collaborative verification projects in Japan