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Tools to Help Counter Against Misinformation and Disinformation

Given the potential for AI to spread misinformation, it is critical to equip organizations with tools and strategies that counteract false narratives, especially when it comes to AI-generated content like deepfakes. Below is a comprehensive list of tools to help identify and mitigate misinformation and disinformation. Click the title to expand.

  • Fact-Checking Websites

    • Snopes: Verifies a wide range of claims, rumors, and misinformation. (snopes.com)

    • PolitiFact: Focuses on political claims and rates their accuracy. (politifact.com)

    • FactCheck.org: Non-partisan project analyzing political statements. (factcheck.org)

    • Reuters Fact Check: Verifies viral claims and misinformation. (reuters.com/fact-check)

    Browser Extensions

    • NewsGuard: Rates the credibility of news websites and flags misinformation. (newsguardtech.com)

    • Trusted News: A Chrome extension that flags misleading and fake news. (trusted-news.com)

    • Fakespot: Identifies fake reviews and unreliable sellers on e-commerce platforms. (fakespot.com)

    Crowdsourcing Verification Tools

    • Check: A collaborative platform for verifying online content, developed by Meedan. (meedan.com/check)

    • Ground News: Aggregates news and shows political bias to give a holistic view of stories. (ground.news)

    Reverse Image and Video Search

    • Google Reverse Image Search: Helps verify the origin of an image. (google.com/imghp)

    • TinEye: Specialized for reverse image searches. (tineye.com)

    • InVID & WeVerify: Browser extensions for verifying videos, checking metadata, and debunking deepfakes. (invid-project.eu)

    • Deepware Scanner: Scans video files for evidence of deepfake technology. (deepware.ai)

    • Sensity AI: Detects deepfakes in videos and images for enterprise and governmental use. (sensity.ai)

    • DeepTrace Labs: Offers solutions for detecting manipulated media. (deeptracelabs.com)

    • Amber Authenticate: Embeds a verification layer in video and image files to identify tampering. (ambervideo.co)

    • Reality Defender: Uses AI to identify manipulated content in real-time. (realitydefender.ai)

    • Truepic: Authenticates digital images and detects manipulations. (truepic.com)

    • Microsoft Video Authenticator: Analyzes videos and images to determine the probability of AI-driven manipulation. (microsoft.com)

    • Civic Online Reasoning (COR): Provides resources for teaching media literacy to combat misinformation. (cor.stanford.edu)

    • First Draft: Offers tools and training for journalists and researchers to tackle disinformation. (firstdraftnews.org)

    • Media Bias/Fact Check: Rates media outlets for bias and reliability. (mediabiasfactcheck.com)

    • Propwatch: Tracks propaganda techniques in real-time. (propwatch.org)

    • Hoaxy: Visualizes the spread of misinformation and disinformation on social media. (hoaxy.iuni.iu.edu)

    • Ad Observatory: Shows how content algorithms may manipulate news feeds. (adobserver.org)

    • Rbutr: A platform that link refutations to misleading content. (rbutr.com)

    • Ground News: Aggregates news from multiple sources, shows political bias, and highlights blind spots. (ground.news)

    • AllSides: Displays news stories from the left, center, and right to provide balanced perspectives. (allsides.com)

    • SmartNews: Curates trending news stories from a wide range of reputable sources without bias. smartnews.com

    • Flipboard: Allows users to create customized feeds of news and topics from diverse sources. flipboard.com

    • FactCheck.org App: Non-partisan fact-checking of political and viral claims. (factcheck.org)

    • PolitiFact Truth-O-Meter App: Tracks the accuracy of statements made by public figures. (politifact.com)

    • Snopes: Provides verified fact-checking on rumors, urban legends, and viral content. (snopes.com)

    • NewsGuard App: Rates the reliability of news websites and flags misinformation. (newsguardtech.com)

    • Deepware Scanner: Detects AI-generated deepfakes in videos and images. (deepware.ai)

    • Truepic: Authenticates images and detects manipulations in digital media. (truepic.com)

    • Sensity AI: Advanced tools for identifying deepfakes in multimedia. (sensity.ai)

    • InVID & WeVerify: Verifies videos and images, with tools for checking metadata and spotting manipulations. (invid-project.eu)

    • Bot Sentinel: Identifies inauthentic accounts and bot behavior on Twitter. (botsentinel.com)

    • Hoaxy: Maps how misinformation spreads on social media platforms. (hoaxy.iuni.iu.edu)

    • CrowdTangle (Meta): Monitors trending topics, including misinformation narratives, across social platforms. (crowdtangle.com)

    • MediaWise by Poynter: Provides educational resources for identifying misinformation. (poynter.org/mediawise)

    • Civic Online Reasoning (COR): A Stanford tool teaching critical thinking for evaluating online claims. (cor.stanford.edu)

    • Ad Fontes Media Bias Chart: Helps users identify bias and reliability in media outlets. (adfontesmedia.com)