Election Fact-Checking Tools and Best Practices

    When:
    October 1, 2024 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
    2024-10-01T14:00:00-04:00
    2024-10-01T15:00:00-04:00
    Cost:
    Free

    In this RTDNA/Google News Initiative training, we’ll explore ways to fight back against misinformation and disinformation during election coverage. We’ll use tools such as Google Fact-Check Explorer to track fact-checked images and stories. We’ll use reverse image search and other Google tools to check election claims. We’ll break down doctored video and audio with WatchFramebyFrame and Deepfake-o-meter. We’ll also look at the innovative Rolliapp.com to track disinformation spreaders on social channels. Participants get a handout with links to tools and exercise materials you can take to your newsroom. Before the training, set up a free Rolliapp.com “press pass” account as it takes a couple of days to get approved. Use the passcode JOURNOAI

    Trainer: Mike Reilley, UIC senior lecturer and founder of JournalistsToolbox.ai. @itsmikereilley | @journtoolbox