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Lead with truth

Lead With Truth to counter false claims

Headlines matter — on social media, the headline is often the only thing people see.

Journalists can avoid amplifying false claims by focusing on the truth rather than describing misleading claims in detail.

Source: Journalists Resource, Harvard Kennedy School Shorenstein Center

6 Tools and 6 Techniques Reporters Can Use to Unmask the Actors behind COVID-19 Disinformation

6 Tools and 6 Techniques Reporters Can Use to Unmask the Actors behind COVID-19 Disinformation - GIJN
Tips from Rowan Philp a reporter for the Global Investigative Journalism Network.

Verification Handbook, Investigating Disinformation and Media Manipulation

Verification Handbook, Investigating Disinformation and Media Manipulation, edited by Craig Silverman
How to investigate social media accounts, bots, private messaging apps, information operations, deep fakes, as well as other forms of disinformation and media manipulation.

First Draft’s Aimee Rinehart on fact-checking coronavirus misinformation

First Draft’s Aimee Rinehart on fact-checking coronavirus misinformation

10 Tips on Reporting on Disinformation from Data & Society

10 Tips on Reporting on Disinformation from Data & Society

Last Updated: Apr 25, 2023 2:51 PM
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