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Building software and initiatives to strengthen journalism, digital literacy, and accessibility of information. Also: @check

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@meedan
meedan
6 years
#Mexico : Initiatives such as @VerificadoMX and the blog @LoQueSigue_ (“What’s Next”) are popping up around the country to help combat the spread of fake news and online propaganda. @BBCtrending
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Big news! We are super excited to share that Confirma 2022 has won the Most Creative Collaboration at #GlobalFact10 Awards. Meedan collaborated with @estadaoverifica , @agencialupa , @aosfatos , @uolconfere , @Comprova on this project. Congratulations to everyone for the great work!
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We stand with our friend and Meedan Board Member @mariaressa on this difficult day - and always. @rapplerdotcom #defendpressfreedom #holdtheline #
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5 years
Meedan is collaborating with @accessnow , @GVlingua and @L10nLab to develop out the @rightscon Translation Lab 2019. We’re looking for volunteer translators who speak Arabic, French and Spanish to assist a number of translation efforts for Rightscon
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12 years
من مدونة قرطبة: الكلمة اسم وفعل وحرف - من أين نبدأ حديثنا عن عالم الترجمة إلى اللغة العربية؟ http://t.co/dRpBHs6n via @qordoba ^TT
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12 years
مايكروسوفت تتعاون مع ثلاث جامعات لترجمة المحتوى إلى اللغة العربية http://t.co/kD5SxTY3 #الترجمة ^TT
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5 years
Wrapping up a fascinating morning with @meedan @PesaCheck @AfricaCheck and @defyhatenow . Next up - A demo of @check , with live #verification of census-related content with @WafHeikal ! #MisinfoPopupKe #misinformation #factchecking #journalism
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3 years
We're fighting #misinfo with better practitioner, researcher, and community #collaboration in FACT CHAMP with @APPCPenn @factcheckdotorg @UMassAmherst @AuCoDe_io @UConn and @RutgersU with funding from the @NSF Convergence Accelerator. More at
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6 years
#Mexico has one of the most advanced systems for manipulation of social networks,” @Tom_El_Rumi @VerificadoMX @lenfestinst @PopUp_EU
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1 year
This morning at #SIF23 , panelists emphasized the importance of conversations across sectors, across movements, and across communities in order to strengthen information equity and combat harms in its absence. This is especially important in breaking news events & in crises.
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"Governments need to reaffirm the right to information, not as a weapon of war or as a tool for disinformation, but as a human right and survival right" highlights @Irenekhan whilst also emphasizing that companies must take responsibility, pre-, during and post-crises. #SIF23
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Launching Ekta, a consortium of Indian fact-checking groups certified by @factchecknet to share verified information, insights & trends related to #AssemblyElections2021 . @AFPFactCheck , @AFWACheck , @boomlive_in , @FactlyIndia , @newsvishvas & @QuintFactCheck
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مؤسّسة الفكر العربي تطلق مسابقة "تويتر" لنشر العِبرَ والحِكَم العربية http://t.co/yXRF67Mi ^TT
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2 years
Meedan is working with @theawjp to introduce anti-bias training for journalists. Join us for the conversation next week here on Twitter with @mougendi and @cgicheru1 . Details here
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7 years
Ahead of #RightsCon , Meedan is sharing @bridgeforcrisis , a translated feed of refugee-related content in Arabic:
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2 years
The fight for truth never ends. We stand with @rapplerdotcom against this injustice. #StandWithRappler #DefendPressFreedom
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Rappler
2 years
RAPPLER STATEMENT In an order dated June 28, our Securities and Exchange Commission affirmed its earlier decision to revoke the certificates of incorporation of Rappler Inc and Rappler Holdings Corporation. #HoldTheLine #CourageON
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Within two weeks after the start of their campaign @Europol received 10.000 contributions from the public. @Bellingcat , among many others, shared this campaign on the crowdsourcing platform @Check .
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4 years
Tomorrow is our Instagram Live with Dr. Seema Yasmin @DoctorYasmin and Dr. Christin Gilmer. They're going to discuss race, protests and the pandemic Thursday 4 ET. Check out info here:
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6 years
On this International Women’s Day we celebrate all the amazing women engineers, product peeps, and board members of Meedan @NohaDaoud @DinaHawary @anxiaostudio @dimalb @danifeitosa @WafHeikal @cla_cx @zeynep @NoraYounis Hanan Heakal and alum @abusulayman
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9 years
Open source of 500,000 images takes you back through Middle Eastern history http://t.co/sRaaQDcbVY
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8 years
An International Collaboration Brings Western Sahara into Focus w/ @witnessorg @FiSahara
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"Meedan Holds the Line with Maria Ressa" -  @meedan
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7 years
We are really pleased to share that we have two new board members, welcome @zeynep and @timhwang
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9 months
The #GazaResources for fact-checkers and human rights defenders are the collaborative effort of a coalition of organizations. They are free to use, adapt, and distribute, with no rights reserved. @SMEX @witnessorg
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Meedan is honored to be a part of this project alongside @AFPFactCheck @AfricaCheck @dubawaNG @ghana_fact @PesaCheck
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Viral Facts Africa
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We are LIVE ⚡ S̶t̶o̶p̶ ̶v̶i̶r̶a̶l̶ ̶r̶u̶m̶o̶u̶r̶s̶.̶ Share Viral Facts. #ViralFactsAfrica
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8 years
To be very clear: this ban is essentially sending an entire religion to the back of the bus. Its a sad day for humanity.
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4 years
Also, if you're a journalist with a question about COVID-19 head to our tool to get answers from our team of public health experts! #covid19 #journalism #news #reporting
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4 years
Disha Mullick is the CEO of #ChambalMedia , a company that produces media for rural audiences in India with a unique rural feminist voice @KhabarLahariya 🏞️ Listen to her insight on Access to Information at our panel on Sep. 28 💡 Register here on Zoom:
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6 years
Today we're extremely proud that the inimitable @mariaressa - a recent addition to the Meedan Board of Directors - has been named a Time Person of the Year for her work defending journalism in the Philippines. Congrats Maria and thank you for your work!
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Our #GazaResources repository is available in #Arabic now. Check it out here: #IsraelGazaWar @witnessorg , @SMEX , @7amleh
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3 years
"I love trivia. I regularly take part in quiz nights with a team of friends, and we’ve won a number of times." We're thrilled to have fact-checking expert @mougendi on our team as our East African Program Manager.
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5 years
We created a visual map to Meedan's sessions at #ijf19 , mark your calendars and join us in Perugia @journalismfest
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@lawlkat @MustafaM_KE "Definitions of hate speech globally are extremely different. So regionally, there need to be different responses to hate speech." @meedan 's @lawlkat discusses the limits of developing one global content moderation approach
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2 years
Check out keynote speaker @pierreconti on August 26th at 12:35PM GMT at #MediaParty , where he'll be discussing our fact checking work on WhatsApp!
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Media Party🎉
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Cierra el segundo día de Keynotes @pierreconti , jefe de producto y estrategia en @meedan y co-fundador de @workbenchdata 📊
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Amazing contributions today from the brilliant and hardworking civil society org's participating in this week's coworking pop-up. Looking forward to more learning tomorrow as @WafHeikal presents along with @AfricaCheck and @PesaCheck on @check and #factchecking best practices.
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3 years
#FactsFirstPH is live! Meedan is honored to work with Rappler and Google News Initiative to launch #FactsFirstPH , a first-of-its-kind initiative to fight for facts ahead of the May 2022 Philippine elections.
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7 years
What is a Credibility Indicator Working Group and why @meedan @HacksHackers et al are working on it #IRE17 @knightfdn #prototypefund
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We are thrilled to announce that Meedan’s project "Gendered Disinformation: Deepening Perspectives and Designing Responses in South Asia" is among the nine winners of the @TheSVRI Research Grant 2023. We’d also like to congratulate all the winners.
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7 years
Mobile Translation for #Refugees Notes from our first field deployment of @speakbridge on @Viber
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7 years
AI and media @gr33ndata explains machine learning and its role in our media ecosystem #CheckCon
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5 years
"Fact-checking is a specific part of accountability journalism" - Eric from @PesaCheck and Meedan's own @WafHeikal presenting on the methodology and applications of #factchecking . #misinfopopupke #makeitcountke
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7 years
Interested in digital media, fact checking & verification in the Arab world? #CheckCon is coming to Beirut in April!
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8 years
We at @meedan are prepping for an exciting new initiative w @GVLingua : we will be translating #RightsCon Tweets to Spanish and Arabic.
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1 year
In our new paper Shouting into the Void, @PENAmerica & @meedan asked media professionals about their experiences reporting abuse to social media platforms. We heard again & again about their deep frustration, exasperation, & re-traumatization:
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4 years
EVENT: Join us on Sep. 28 for a conversation about information access, equity, and editorial independence in emerging economies 🌐 Featuring @KhabarLahariya #ChambalMedia @Almanassa_AR & @_fiquemsabendo 💡 10am ET/3pm Cairo/7:30pm Delhi Register here:
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6 years
Much congrats to the whole @VerificadoMX team
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6 years
Great news! We are finalists of the Gabriel Garcia Márquez Journalism Award for innovation with @VerificadoMX : the fake news debunking initiative in the Mexican Elections. Congratulations to all the team, this is huge!
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Inundated with hate & harassment, social media platforms are failing to protect their users. @meedan & @PENAmerica ’s new paper maps out how social media companies can make the process of reporting abuse more user-friendly, effective & trauma-informed:
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6 years
Fake war videos are using footage from gamers on @YouTube @dpfunke @trbrtc
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2 years
Congratulations to all winners of our Independent Media Response Fund! We were pleasantly surprised by the amount of applicants, and we thank you all for your efforts in stopping climate misinformation. #hyperlocal #climatechange #misinformation
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7 years
Our credibility schema working group with @HacksHackers was selected to receive @knightfdn Prototype Grant!
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4 years
Maria Vitória Ramos is the co-founder and CEO of @_fiquemsabendo , a media startup in Brazil keeping the powerful accountable ☕ Learn more about her perspective on Access to Information at our panel on Sept 28 💡 Register via Zoom:
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Excited for Meedani Darius Kazemi’s @mozillafestival talk today at 3PM EST on the Fediverse! Register for the session here:
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7 years
The Checklist: Intro to debunking, viral fact-check contest and #CheckCon 2017!
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3 years
Congratulations to @computermacgyve , our Director of Research and @oiioxford Associate Professor, on this @turinginst fellowship. Effective #misinformation response requires cross-sector collaboration
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Congratulations @computermacgyve @oiioxford @meedan awarded a @turinginst fellowship and to all the @UniofOxford recipients - Turing Fellowships for over 30 Oxford academics | University of Oxford
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Incredibly honored to have worked with the amazing teams behind @Electionland & @crosscheck - both Online Journalism Award winners! #ONA17
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4 years
One year of running the WhatsApp End-to-End Fact-Checking project! Read our blogpost where we discuss highlights & insights from the project @IndiaToday @boomlive_in @AfricaCheck @AFPFactCheck @QuintFactCheck @Estadao @agencialupa @FactlyIndia @newsvishvas
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2 years
Thank you to everyone who came to our presentations at #MediaParty this past weekend! We had a great time speaking to you all in Buenos Aires!
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5 years
Thoughtful and interesting introduction to how anyone can join the #factchecking community from @mougendi , sharing @PesaCheck knowledge with government, human rights, and community based organizations at the @meedan coworking pop-up in Nairobi #misinfopopupke #makeitcountke
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Join us March 31 for a Twitter Space conversation w/ Dr. Moath Althaher, founder of @Fatabyyano_com , and @Neelam01 , editor at @ThipMedia , ahead of International Fact-Checking Day on April 2. The discussion will be led by Meedan's @mougendi . See details at:
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Naima Mungai of @CodeForKenya presenting on the data tools and data investigations at #MisinfoPopupKe with a shout out to @workbenchdata , @check also integrated with @workbenchdata so journos can analyse and visualize verified data #womenintech #datajournalism @Code4Africa
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مرحبا#خبز_ونت، تعالوا بكره احضروا جلسة ميدان عن كيف نرصد ونتحقق من الأخبار الزائفة على شبكات التواصل الاجتماعي خلال الانتخابات أو المظاهرات، سنعرض حلول جديدة أيضا للتحقق من الاخبار على شبكات التواصل المغلقة مثل واتساب وفيسبوك ميسنجر @SMEX #BreadandNet
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4 years
Maria Ressa and Seema Yasmin in Conversation: Reporting Barriers During COVID-19
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4 years
Four things we learned at #RightsCon this year: public health and human rights; documenting Latin American activist history; tech solutionism and mental health; and the dangers of COVID-19. Read more here:
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This week Meedan is at #SIF23 discussing the role of the internet and ICTs during crises, conflicts, and disasters. Join us at the link below to follow conversations organized by @Sida
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7 years
Senior Engineer Caio S talking about the open source stack behind @Check at @rubyfuza just now. Slides:
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Rubyfuza & Friends🤞
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#graphql and Rails with @caiosba
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The challenge is building links between video and document evidence @RajaAlthaibani from @witnessorg at #CheckCon
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Today at 1:30 PM EST, Meedani @lolkat will join @apniISPdot from @DigitalRightsPK and @elodievialle from @PENamerica at @mozillafestival to speak on online protections for journalists and human rights defenders. Learn more/register for their session here:
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Join us May 5th to celebrate #worldpressfreedomday ! The Twitter Spaces event will be moderated by Meedan's @mougendi and feature @cavalcantich from @ThePublicSource and @Abelpoly from @InformAfrica . For more info, visit
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The time has come for fact-checkers to pool their limited resources & work on news events of national interest - @jencyjac . Know more about Ekta's aims & roadmap for 2021. Ekta is India’s first fact-checking consortium supported by Meedan.
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Vaccine hesitancy is a growing concern. In this blogpost, #Ekta consortium speaks about the reasons for vaccine hesitancy in India & their response to the challenge. @AFPFactCheck , @AFWACheck , @boomlive_in , @FactlyIndia , @newsvishvas , @QuintFactCheck
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We are translating the 2nd day of #RightsCon , access all translated tweets via @speakbridge in Arabic, French, and Spanish here @accessnow
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Read our interview with @jencyjac , Managing Editor of @boomlive_in . He speaks about the idea behind a tipline, strategies for promoting the tipline & how they are building a community of citizen fact-checkers.
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Check out this upcoming event "Overseas Filipino Truth Warriors: Empowering migrant workers to fight disinformation" hosted by our partner @verafiles -happening this Saturday, Feb. 18 @ 2pm (GMT +8)! To register:
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The Checklist: Hold The Line with Maria Ressa // // Sudan’s Secret Detention Centers
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Join Meedan and @DigitalRightsPK on February 16th for an online conversation on inclusivity and intersectional digital safety in South Asia. To learn more and sign up for the event, visit: #inclusivity #digitalsafety
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Support the vital work of award-winning open source investigators @bellingcat >>
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Mafindo’s strategy of community fact-checking: In this blogpost, we bring you insights shared by founder @hsuf about addressing misinformation in Indonesia @TurnBackHoax
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@SlackHQ In #TheChecklist this week: “No Safe Spaces on the Flat Earth” – Emergent Alt-Right Inspired Flat Earth Online Communities By @AricToler
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On June 18 we're hosting a conversation between @mariaressa from @rapplerdotcom and @DoctorYasmin . These two journalist superpowers are going to discuss reporting barriers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Sign up here!
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We are live NOW! Talking with @arghavan_salles who has treated patients in NYC and California.
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Meedan's engineers @caiosba @danifeitosa and @amoedoamorim are presenting a workshop about web development for women today at Colabore in Salvador, Brazil. We can't be more proud of our dev team :)
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Everyone needs to look at this @defyhatenow data exploration - . A true model for any of us interested in addressing #misinformation challenges by presenting #information in an interesting and engaging way. #data #dataviz #datajournalism #verification #art
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Mark your calendar! #CredCon is an Austin-based hackathon to address the challenge of misinformation through interdisciplinary collaboration @HacksHackers @credcoalition @facebook , @craignewmark , @knightfdn @UTAustin
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Show your process. @AfricaCheck teaches participants how to create a 'Fun Lab Report' -you want to make sure that anyone else conducting the same #FactCheck will get the same results as you. Thanks @vn6 & be sure to check out #misinfopopupke #makeitcountke
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Meedan's content moderation lead @lawlkat kicking of a very interesting session on using signals to assess online disinformation and hate #MisinfoPopupKe #kenya
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