Global Investigative Journalism Network (https://gijn.org/tag/fact-checking/)
When ProPublica Illinois realized that readers had lots of questions about what goes on behind the scenes in their newsroom, its editors invited them to submit questions. They then created a regular series in which reporters take turns answering questions ranging from how anonymous sources are vetted to why journalists compete and sometimes collaborate.
After an incorrect report spread on WhatsApp, a mob lynched two men in Acatlán de Osorio, Mexico. Fact-checkers came in and tried to uncover the truth of what happened. Here’s their story.
What’s the global data journalism community tweeting about this week? Our NodeXL #ddj mapping from March 18 to 24 finds a collection of beautiful news graphics by Megan Jaegerman curated by statistician @EdwardTufte, @tagesanzeiger’s quiz testing readers’ level of populist leanings, a new collaborative fact-checking effort by the name of @FactcheckEU, and @briromer’s interesting piece on maps that break strict geography rules.
Many in the journalistic profession fear Artificial Intelligence will leave them without a job. But AI could become the savior of the trade, making it possible to better cover the increasingly complex, globalized and information-rich world we live in. Open Society Foundations’ María Teresa Ronderos writes about the ways some of the world’s newsrooms are using it now.
With the backlash against democracy and anti-press sentiment growing, the need for investigations around issues such as corruption and climate change continues to rise. GIJN asked the leaders of our global community about what they see happening in investigative journalism around the world in 2019. Here’s what they told us.
Faire du journalisme d’investigation prend plus de temps et d’effort que le journalisme classique. Ces outils vous aideront à extraire des informations difficiles dans le cadre de vos enquêtes, à trouver des sources et à garder la trace de la masse de notes, documents, sources que vous accumulez avec les années.
There are different ways fake news sites fake us out. In GIJN’s latest tutorial, Olga Yurkova, co-founder of the Ukrainian fact-checking project StopFake, runs through the six main techniques used and offers up some simple tools to vet them.
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Exposing fake or manipulated images is quite possible with the proper tools and techniques. In this GIJN tutorial, six fraud scenarios are explored, along with step-by-step instructions on vetting their accuracy or inaccuracy:
1. Photo manipulation — Easy to check, using tools such as Google Reverse Search.. 2. Video tricks — Close examination of the video and finding the original video are among the lessons here.
Fonder une organisation effectuant du fact-checking dans un pays avec une liberté de la presse limitée est difficile, mais pas impossible. Certaines organisations, comme Rouhani Meter, qui surveille la tenue des promesses électorales du président iranien, opèrent depuis l’extérieur du pays. D’autres doivent faire preuve de créativité pour réussir à diffuser leur travail. Daniel Funke raconte comment les fact-checkeurs vivant sous des régime autoritaires ont réussi à trouver des méthodes alternatives pour pouvoir travailler.
Starting a fact-checking organization in a country with limited media freedom is difficult, but not impossible. Some, like Rouhani Meter, which fact-checks Iran’s president, may have to operate from outside the country and be creative about how they distribute their content. Daniel Funke writes about fact-checkers who have found a way to work in less-than-friendly environments.
