The sheer availability of information online has led to info overload and an increase misinformation, making it difficult to determine what is credibile, and what is not. A new #WikiCred in Nigeria aims to address this challenge. misinfocon.com/wiki-cred-boot…

The sheer availability of information has led to info overload & an increase in misinformation, making it difficult to determine what is credible, and what is not. A new #WikiCred project aims to address this challenge, writes Bukola James misinfocon.com/wiki-cred-boot…

New tools, experiments and a survey in this week's #MisinfoCon newsletter: mailchi.mp/hackshackers/n…

On Facebook, you can discover thousands of high-quality pictures of a subject, yet on Wikipedia page for the same place, there are none. Project Korikath aims to correct this by bringing Wikimedia Commons closer to daily life: misinfocon.com/project-korika…

There is evidence that identifying non-reliable sources is an effective tool to increase the knowledge integrity of Wikipedia. WiSCoM’s new WikiCred initiative generates and assesses actionable metrics for source controversiality in Wikipedia. misinfocon.com/wiscom-wikiped…

As Katherine Maher has noted, “Wikipedia is the mirror of the world’s gender biases.” With her new WikiCred project, doctor and Wikipedian Netha Hussain aims to help address this issue: > Strengthening women’s health information on Wikipedia misinfocon.com/strengthening-…

"How can we ensure that a platform’s accountability to their shareholders doesn’t result in decisions that deprioritize democratic integrity?" Introducing Arbiter: Auditing the Spread of News in Online Information Ecosystems misinfocon.com/introducing-ar… By Swapneel Mehta #wikicred

This new Climate Steps #WikiCred collaboration with Earth Hero will research and share how people can fight the climate crisis by increasing research + output of credible information on climate change action misinfocon.com/increasing-res…

Misinfocon kicks off once again, this time MisinfoCon in India at the Thoughtworks India Office in Bangalore from May 12-14. Thank you tattle !

This week in the #MisinfoCon newsletter: new studies on memes, sharing and algorithmic amplification mailchi.mp/hackshackers/a…

A founder of #HacksHackers India, Anika Gupta, is joining the Board of Directors mailchi.mp/hackshackers/a…

On May 12-14, #misinfocon India will convene a gathering of technology, policy, media and design professionals to foster understanding and action around misinformation in India. Check out the newly updated agenda below!

Want to know what #MisinfoconIndia has in store for you? Here's a sneak peek into the "Storytelling and Misinformation" theme 🧵

You can still register for #MisinfoCon India, happening this weekend in Bangalore: mailchi.mp/hackshackers/a…

Last call for in-person sign-ups for #MisinfoconIndia conference! Join us in Bangalore to discuss, ideate and learn about misinformation in India. Limited financial support available for in-person participation. Full agenda at misinfoconindia.com/schedule #misinformation #Bangalore

The Academic Research in Action segment of lectures are being live streamed now us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

There are at least ten thousand pages on Wikipedia that contain errors caused by auto-populating referencing and citation templates. CiteFix, a new WikiCred project, aims to help solve this problem: misinfocon.com/citefix-a-tool…

Empowering Nigeria's Information Professionals:Join Wikicred Boot Camp to master the “Art of Reliable Knowledge!" See our metapage for more information: meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki-Cred… MisinfoCon Wikimedia DC Wikimedia Foundation

Discuss AI, product provenance, fact-checking and other misinformation techniques at the upcoming #HacksHackers #MediaParty Chicago: mailchi.mp/hackshackers/d…