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Building software and initiatives to strengthen journalism, digital literacy, and accessibility of information. Also: @check health-desk.org

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🇧🇷 As our partners at AFP Checamos 🔎, Agência Lupa, Aos Fatos, Comprova, Estadão 🗞️, and UOL Notícias have observed, the 2024 municipal contests reveal a lot about the influence of disinformation on Brazilian democracy. Read all about it. 👇 ow.ly/7Hhi50U7uzK

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Did you know? During the Togo elections, of the 173 instances of gendered disinformation claims reported, 72% of those pertaining to women's participation in politics. Read the Report here bit.ly/4eHotDJ #GenderedDisinformation #WomenInPolitics

Did you know? During the Togo elections, of the 173 instances of gendered disinformation claims reported, 72% of those pertaining to women's participation in politics. Read the Report here bit.ly/4eHotDJ #GenderedDisinformation #WomenInPolitics
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Defensoras de DDHH en #SáharaOccidental dicen basta: "Es hora de romper el silencio e iniciar un diálogo en nuestra comunidad para que #Marruecos ya no tenga el poder de avergonzarnos". nomadshrc.org/wp-content/upl… #25Nov #ResilienciaEnResistencia #MujeresSaharauis #NoHayExcusa #UNete

Defensoras de DDHH en #SáharaOccidental dicen basta: "Es hora de romper el silencio e iniciar un diálogo en nuestra comunidad para que #Marruecos ya no tenga el poder de avergonzarnos".
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#25Nov #ResilienciaEnResistencia #MujeresSaharauis #NoHayExcusa #UNete
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Women Human rights defenders in #WesternSahara say enough: "It's time to break the silence and start a dialogue in our community so that #Morocco no longer has the power to shame us." 🟣nomadshrc.org/wp-content/upl… #25November #ResilienceIsResistance #SahrawiWomen #NoExcuse #UNitE

Women Human rights defenders in #WesternSahara say enough: "It's time to break the silence and start a dialogue in our community so that #Morocco no longer has the power to shame us."
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#25November #ResilienceIsResistance #SahrawiWomen #NoExcuse #UNitE
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🇲🇽 We have insights to share from our work during the Mexican presidential election alongside our friends at @INEMexico, AFP Factual 🔎, Animal Político, and Noticias Telemundo. Take a look! 🇲🇽 ow.ly/KTuK50Ugn7z

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🤔 Curious to find out what we learned during the U.S. election this year? Take a look. 👀 ow.ly/OvQL50Um8aS

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"In 2024, across more than 60 countries, more people voted in general and legislative elections than ever before in world history." 🗳️ Take a look at our year-end election work wrap-up! 🗳️ ow.ly/EyiG50Ur4VU

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Meta’s decision to shutter fact-checking carries serious implications for Meedan and the many International Fact-Checking Network partner organizations we work with around the world. Read our full statement here: ow.ly/Yci550UCaVi

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NEW EPISODE | Imagine living through a crisis—natural disaster, election, or coup—and being able to fact-check rumors with just a text message. ed bice of meedan is making that possible. But Meta's move to cut fact-checking threatens this vital work. tinyurl.com/37ufkaad

NEW EPISODE | Imagine living through a crisis—natural disaster, election, or coup—and being able to fact-check rumors with just a text message. <a href="/edbice/">ed bice</a> of <a href="/meedan/">meedan</a> is making that possible. But <a href="/Meta/">Meta</a>'s move to cut fact-checking threatens this vital work. tinyurl.com/37ufkaad
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✅ Ready to see what Check can do? Take a look! 📺 (And big thanks to the animation experts at Litoral Casa Creativa for their help!) vimeo.com/1051928676

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🚨📹How can #HumanRights defenders document crises safely & effectively? Join our in-person interactive workshop on the #Gaza crisis response at #RightsCon2025. We will discuss real-time documentation strategies and collective action. 📅Feb 26, 2025, 3:15 - 4:15 PM Taipei Time

🚨📹How can #HumanRights defenders document crises safely &amp; effectively?

Join our in-person interactive workshop on the #Gaza crisis response at #RightsCon2025. We will discuss real-time documentation strategies and collective action.

đź“…Feb 26, 2025, 3:15 - 4:15 PM Taipei Time
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Join us on March 20 at 5 p.m. ET as Beth Simone Noveck speaks with ed bice, CEO of meedan and 2024 Skoll Award winner, about AI’s role in fighting misinformation amid declining fact-checking efforts. Register here: rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/a-convers…

Join us on March 20 at 5 p.m. ET as <a href="/bethnoveck/">Beth Simone Noveck</a> speaks with <a href="/edbice/">ed bice</a>, CEO of <a href="/meedan/">meedan</a> and 2024 Skoll Award winner, about AI’s role in fighting misinformation amid declining fact-checking efforts. Register here: rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/a-convers…
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Join us today at 5 p.m. ET for a conversation lead by Beth Simone Noveck with ed bice, CEO of meedan, on how AI is combating misinformation. Learn how meedan's "Check" platform and SynDy framework are strengthening information integrity. Register here: rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/a-convers….

Join us today at 5 p.m. ET for a conversation lead by <a href="/bethnoveck/">Beth Simone Noveck</a> with <a href="/edbice/">ed bice</a>, CEO of <a href="/meedan/">meedan</a>, on how AI is combating misinformation. Learn how <a href="/meedan/">meedan</a>'s "Check" platform and SynDy framework are strengthening information integrity. Register here: rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/a-convers….
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Curious to learn more about the election work being undertaken right now by our partners in 🇵🇭 the Philippines (tsekph and VERA Files) and 🇪🇨 Ecuador (Ecuador Chequea and Lupa Media)? Take a look right here. ow.ly/4N1250Vuh7u

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How do we fight misinformation when traditional strategies fail? ed bice of meedan joined Beth Simone Noveck for our Rebooting Democracy series to explore AI-powered, community-based solutions. Read more and watch the recording: rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/conversat…

How do we fight misinformation when traditional strategies fail? <a href="/edbice/">ed bice</a> of <a href="/meedan/">meedan</a> joined <a href="/bethnoveck/">Beth Simone Noveck</a> for our Rebooting Democracy series to explore AI-powered, community-based solutions. Read more and watch the recording: rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/conversat…
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Recently, Meedanis exchanged ideas with colleagues from throughout the world at International Journalism Festival’s International Journalism Festival (#ijf25) and United Nations CSW’s #CSW69. Revisit some of the highlights with us. meedan.com/post/media-and…

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We're pleased to have contributed to this recent article in nature! As the use of AI shifts toward longer-term, persistent interactions that look like interpersonal relationships, we're thinking deeply about which values we want at the forefront when new tools are built.

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🗞️ This year’s #WorldPressFreedomDay on May 3 focused on AI and journalism. Take a look at the global news landscape with us, and reflect on what our friends at Code for Africa, Beam Reports, and Khabar Lahariya have to say. 💻 #WPFD #WPFD2025 ow.ly/TXmq50W1HhK