Open Knowledge Night: Disinformation and fact checking with Faktabaari

How can investigative journalism and data tools work together? If you’re interested in using data analytics skills, learning about tools used in journalism and data journalism, or just understanding how mis- and disinformation can be detected, this evening is for you!

Starting this spring, fact checking service Faktabaari focuses more on carrying out investigations against online disinformation. To make it possible, tools are needed. Faktabaari has acquired Trendolizer for finding out what is trending on the web and for tracking sources. Trendolizer is a creation of Belgian fact checking wizard Maarten Schenk, also behind fact checking site Lead Stories. Faktabaari also has requested access for a platform of the European Observatory against Disinformation. The platform is based on Truly Media which is co-developed by ATC and Deutsche Welle and verification tool TruthNest.

These kind of tools have been acquired primarily because of EU elections, but it is good to look beyond them. Fact check, investigative journalism and data experts will certainly have common interests, they just have to find them.

Tentative program:

Short introduction to fact checking and related tools
Knowledge crystals as potential tools for crowdsourced fact checking
Data analytics and open data tools for fact checking
Networking and idea generation

OKFI and Faktabaari are organising this event together!

https://www.okf.fi/2019/04/25/open-knowledge-night-disinformation-and-fact-checking-with-faktabaari/