Reporting Tools & Tips
5 Free Open Source Digital Tools to Combat Disinformation
Developed by Brazilian media outlets in late 2024, the solutions are available free of charge to any journalistic organization inside and outside Brazil.
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How They Did It
How a Filipino Reporter Exposed Disinformation Networks Defending an Ex-President After His Arrest
Philippine reporter Cristina Chi uncovered an orchestrated disinformation campaign on Facebook to falsely portray the arrest of the country’s ex-president.
Reporting Tools & Tips
Q & A: Lessons Learned from Investigating the Wagner Group in Africa
Nigerian investigative journalist Philip Obaji Jr. discusses the threats and challenges he has faced covering the Russian mercenary outfit, the Wagner Group.
Conference Resources Reporting Tools & Tips
How Investigative Journalists Can Fight Back Against Health Misinformation
A new wave of investigative health journalism is exposing deadly misinformation, turning complex data into accessible truths that can save millions of lives.
Elections News & Analysis
How Rest of World Tracks AI Use in 2024 Elections Around the Globe
An interview with Rest of World about their 2024 AI Elections Tracker, which looks at media manipulation in voting campaigns across the Global South.
News & Analysis Reporting Tools & Tips
How Generative AI Is Helping Fact-Checkers Flag Election Disinformation, But Is Less Useful in the Global South
AI is revolutionizing the spread of falsehoods. But can this technology also be used to help debunk disinformation campaigns?
Reporting Tools & Tips
Lessons from Taiwan’s Resistance to an Election Disinformation Wave
Taiwan’s recent experience during its 2024 election cycle offers useful lessons for journalists and democracy defenders elsewhere — as well as some much-needed hope.
Teaching & Training
Digital Threats: Third Cyber Investigations Training Course
In GIJN’s digital threats training course, reporters from around the world will learn how to investigate the digital environment in order to understand and expose disinformation, online attacks, and manipulation.
Guide Resource
GIJN Elections Guide for Investigative Reporters — Revised for 2024
Featuring a broad array of tools, techniques, and resources to help watchdog reporters dig into almost any campaign or election.
Editor's Picks News & Analysis
Election Disinformation, Telegram Blackmailers, Water Lords: 2023’s Best Investigative Stories from Bangladesh
Also featuring stories exposing political disinformation, human rights violations by police, online abuse of women, and exploitation of agriculture workers.