Why foreign propaganda is effective in the area of defence?
Every action taken against security requires from the aggressors operations against the view on this security. Therefore, disinformation and propaganda actions are aimed at...
Disinformation is not always based on lie. This is how Sputnik works
Thinking about disinformation, we usually focus on operations aimed to misrepresent the reality or to give it own narrative. As Stop Fake we do...
The Guardian’s nifty old-article trick is a reminder of how news organizations can use...
If we know lots of people on social will only glance at our headlines and not tap through, why can’t we bring better information...
Dali, Warhol, Boshirov: Determining the tme of an alleged photograph from Skripal suspect Chepiga
By Bellingcat Investigation Team
On 11 October 2014, a Facebook profile to a person named “Ruslan Boshirov” — the cover identity of Skripal poisoner Anatoliy Chepiga —...
Journalism, ‘fake news’ and disinformation: A handbook for journalism education and training
This new publication by UNESCO is a timely resource and highly topical subject for all those who practice or teach journalism in this Digital...
5 ways to identify a bot (also a Russian one)
Source: MotherJones.com / own
There are no better experts in fighting against fake news and disinformation than Americans. No wonder. They are wise after the...
Advanced Guide on Verifying Video Content
By Aric Toler, BellingcatOne of the most common issues for researchers and journalists is verifying user-generated video content, most often found on social networks...
How to Spot Visualization Lies
By Nathan Yau, FlowingData
By Nathan Yau, FlowingData
It used to be that we’d see a poorly made graph or a data design goof, laugh it...
Creating a Trust Toolkit for journalism
Over the last decade newsrooms have spent a lot of time building their digital toolbox. But today we need a new toolbox for building...
How to verify YouTube videos
Amnesty International launches a new site to help journalists verify YouTube videos
You can hear gunshots in the background of this shaky amateur YouTube video....