Laura Weffer, Author at Poynter

Researchers developed an AI system that predicts the likelihood people will spread misinformation based on words they use

The researchers, who studied 1 million tweets from 6,200 Twitter users, say the technology has a 79.7% accuracy rate

December 29, 2020

Georgia is the new epicenter of US misinformation following the presidential election

By mid December members of the bilingual FactChat collaboration spotted at least 15 hoaxes about ballots, voting machines and the candidates

December 23, 2020

Laura Weffer

12 recommendations to address the information dystopia

It comes from a larger list of 250 policy recommendations put together an international panel of experts.

December 3, 2020

Laura Weffer

Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg at a crossroads on their companies’ misinformation policies

IFCN · Dorsey y Zuckerberg van al Senado y adoptan argumentos similares Jack Dorsey and…

November 20, 2020

Laura Weffer

FactChat is now stuffed with false claims about ballots

IFCN · FactChat ahora está lleno de chequeos sobre fraude electoral No, neither the Department…

November 10, 2020

Laura Weffer

U.S fact-checkers debunked at least 10 hoaxes involving Pennsylvania and Florida on Election Day

Both states were heavily targeted on Nov. 3, and the consequences of these acts are yet to be determined

November 4, 2020

Laura Weffer

How FactChat members are preparing for Election Day

Lee en español The 12 organizations taking part in this alliance have worked relentlessly to…

October 30, 2020

Laura Weffer

The final presidential debate had fewer interruptions, but more falsehoods

Members of the FactChat collaboration found at least 50 claims that were either misleading, lacking context or oversimplified

October 26, 2020

Laura Weffer

With no TV debates to assess, fact-checkers flagged online falsehoods about sexual abuse and alcohol

Manipulated videos and misleading claims continue to flood social networks, as well as implausible chain messages on WhatsApp

October 16, 2020

Laura Weffer

Telemundo and Univision’s fact-check teams grow after FactChat launch

Nearly 30% of the fact-checks published by these two television channels for the Whatsapp chatbot have been original stories, rather than translations

October 12, 2020

Laura Weffer

FactChat’s partners detected an average of one false claim every three minutes during the first presidential debate

Trump outnumbered Biden by a wide margin in the number of inaccurate statements made during the debate: 38 x 17

October 6, 2020

Laura Weffer

FactChat has three times more users in Spanish than in English and is ready for tonight’s debate

(Versión en español) FactChat, the WhatsApp chatbot that the International Fact-Checking Network developed to expose…

September 29, 2020

Laura Weffer

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