Factchecking and VerificationPractical Experiences

Karolin Schwarz | CORRECTIV

During 4 weeks, we:He recently moved from Spain to a smalltown in Northern Ireland.

- trained students to fact-checkingtechniques

- published 77 articles

46 debunkings of politician’s claims or falsestories

+ 31 analyses or interviews

During 3 weeks, we:

- trained students tofact-checking

techniques

- published 77 articles

46 debunkings ofpolitician’s claims or false stories

+ 31 analyses or interviews

Tip

Don’t wait till the end ofthe presentation to givethe bottom line.

Reveal your product oridea (in this case atranslation app) up front.

How did we find false stories or claims?- Watching political talk shows, reading the news- Using tools to monitor social media platforms

What did we learn?- Teaching and setting up a fact-checking team not too

complicated- Not too much work behind most fakes- Great Variety of tools but only a few necessary- Community matters

Thank you!

Karolin Schwarz | CORRECTIV | karolin.schwarz@correctiv.org