Media
Journalism, storytelling, and other forms of interactive media are critical to civic engagement in democracies. Here we track those media and journalism tech projects that directly relate to citizens working to shift power in society.
Knowledge and Rights with Young people through Safer Spaces (KRYSS)
Knowledge and Rights with Young people through Safer Spaces (KRYSS) - deploys a coordinated network of individuals to amplify positive counter-messages on social media to counter online gender-based v...
ITS Rio Curricula on Information Issues
Course at Instituto de Tecnologia e Sociedade do Rio
Journalism Trust Initiative
The Journalism Trust Initiative aims at a healthier information space.
Information Resistance
Information Resistance is a non-governmental project whose main task is to counteract in the information field external threats arising for Ukraine in the main areas: military, economic and energy, as...
InformNapalm
InformNapalm is a volunteer initiative emerged as a response to the Russian aggression in Ukraine in March 2014.
Initiative for Media Freedom
The Initiative for Media Freedom (IMF) is a five-year program implemented by Internews and funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
International Partnership on Information and Democracy
The International Partnership on Information and Democracy is an intergovernmental non-binding agreement endorsed by 38 countries around the world to promote and implement democratic principles in the...
Iffy.news
The index compiles news sites with low factual-reporting levels, as determined and documented by Media Bias/Fact Check.
Iffy Quotient
The Iffy Quotient is a metric for how much content from “Iffy” sites has been amplified on Facebook and Twitter.
INFO/tegrity Initative
Provides a framework for NDI's DemTech team to lead and support institutional initiatives countering disinformation and other forms of online manipulation, while strengthening and ensuring the integri...
Hoaxy
Hoaxy is a tool that visualizes the spread of articles online.
Humble Media Genius
PBS youth media literacy effort. "This is a pilot – a test – with Ruff Ruffman videos looking at the red-hot topic of how kids can and should use media and technology."
hypothes.is
"The Hypothesis Project is a new effort to implement an old idea: A conversation layer over the entire web that works everywhere, without needing implementation by any underlying site."
Image Verification Assistant
We are a joint team of engineers and investigators from CERTH-ITI and Deutsche Welle, trying to build a comprehensive tool for media verification on the Web.
Hamilton 2.0
The Hamilton 2.0 dashboard, a project of the Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, provides a summary analysis of the narratives and topics promoted by Russ...
Mafindo
Served as a center for clarification of issues suspected to be hoaxes.
Social Media Hoax Slayer
In the last few years, the Social Media having a wider reach and faster, started polluting human minds by anti-social elements, wrong doers, pranksters etc.
Republic of Georgia's “Ethical Principles of Candidates of 28 October 2018 Presidential Elections”
The purpose of the “Ethical Principles of Candidates of 28 October 2018 Presidential Elections” was to establish guidelines for presidential candidates during their election campaigns.
GhanaFact
Ghana’s first full-time fact-checking organisation signatory to the International Fact-checking Network (IFCN) Code of Principles.
Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism
The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) brings together the technology industry, government, civil society, and academia to foster collaboration and information-sharing to counter terro...
Global Network Initative
GNI helps companies respect freedom of expression and privacy rights when faced with government pressure to hand over user data, remove content, or restrict communications.
First Draft News resources
These online courses, toolkits and resources are designed to help both journalists and the public build expertise and stay one step ahead of misinformation.
Female Journalists in New Media Report
A report analyzing how gendered, online harassment of female journalists translates in the physical world.
FactsMatterNg
The ICFJ Knight Fellowship programme in Nigeria is working with influencers and media partners to combat misinformation and fake news in the Nigerian digital media space.
Fakey
This game aims to teach media literacy and study how people interact with misinformation.
Fato ou Fake
Fato ou Fake is a news literacy project that vetted more than 700 pieces of information ahead of the elections.
Facticious
News game based on sorting fake and real news
Factly
Factly strives to cultivate civic participation and engaging citizens in accessing, understanding, and using important government data/information at various levels
FactBar
The Digital Literacy Curriculum, focused on disinfo detection, was developed with the Finnish government for integration in schools, supported by the EU Parliament.
Facebook Digital Literacy Library
The Facebook Digital Literacy Library is hosted by Facebook and currently includes learning resources made available by Youth and Media at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Un...
Fact Check Initiative Japan
FIJ is a non-profit organization for the promotion of Japanese fact-checking aimed at protecting society from mis/disinformation.
Fact Crescendo
Fact Crescendo is an independent, unbiased fact-checking website that is committed to bringing the fact behind every news, debunking mis-interpreted & hoax news on a daily basis on false, mis-informed...
Europe and Eurasia Regional Election Management Body Working Group on Social Media, Disinformation and Electoral Integrity
IFES looks forward to the virtual launch of a working group that will focus on tackling the challenges presented by social media and disinformation to electoral processes across Europe and Eurasia.
Ethiopia Check
Ethiopia Check debunks claims and exposes fake news using its platforms on Facebook (52,000 followers), Twitter (7,000 followers) and Telegram (34,000 followers).
EU Code of Practice on Disinformation
The European Union developed a Code of Practice on Disinformation based on the findings of its High Level Working Group on the issue.
EU Disinfo Lab
EU DisinfoLab is an independent non-profit organisation focused on tackling sophisticated disinformation campaigns targeting the EU, its member states, core institutions, and core values.
Argentina's Ethical Digital Commitment
"Pledge signed by political parties and technology/social network companies committing to avoiding fake news and mechanisms of disinformation that may affect upcoming elections." - Countering Disinfo
EU vs. Disinformation
EUvsDisinfo is the flagship project of the European External Action Service’s East StratCom Task Force. It was established in 2015 to better forecast, address, and respond to the Russian Federation’s...
Engaging Women in Politics in Uganda
Organized an e-conference for over 150 women candidates for elected office in Uganda, with a focus on navigating social barriers to political participation, including misinformation and cyberbullying.
El Sabueso
Animal Politico's fact-checking project. "Fooling a dog is difficult."
Ecuador Chequea
Data enriches public debate and therefore strengthens democracy. An informed society is capable of making conscious decisions.
Dubawa
DUBAWA is Nigeria’s independent verification and fact-checking platform, initiated by the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) and supported by the most influential newsrooms and...
Dutch Code of Conduct Transparency Online Political Advertisements
This Code of Conduct was published to address the issues of election transparency and disinformation in the digital sphere.
Disinfo Defense League Policy Platform
The Disinfo Defense League Policy Platform is a series of legislative, executive, and international recommendations addressing disinformation.
Disinformation campaign map
A map visualizing the Atlantic Council’s DFRLab research on coordinated disinformation campaigns.
Efecto Cocuyo Chequea
We are an independent Venezuelan media, which uses all its platforms for the free exercise of journalism and access to information.
DisinfoWatch
DisinfoWatch is a Canadian foreign disinformation monitoring and debunking platform.
Dogruluk Payi
Dogruluk Payi is a Turkish fact checking website
Doble Check
Doble Check is a public discourse auditing project financed by the University of Costa Rica and which operates as a project affiliated with Radio Stations UCR.
Digital Democracy Room
The Digital Democracy Room is an initiative of FGV DAPP to monitor the public debate on the internet and fight disinformation strategies which threaten the integrity of political and electoral process...