As mis- and disinformation continues to spread, influencing discourse and policy, the role of fact-checkers is as important as its ever been. And with the rapid improvement of artificial intelligence, the need for and expertise of fact-checkers will likely continue to grow.
Specifically created for participants in the “Fact-Checking Capacity Building for Canadian Journalists” program, funded by the Google News Initiative, this course serves as both a corequisite for the eight online workshops and a prerequisite to apply for six-month mentorship directly from the International Fact-Checking Network. This self-directed course will help participants explore the basics of fact-checking, from what is fact-checkable to how to find claims to tools to help reporters adjudicate veracity.
