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Gigafact
Missão
Scaling access to facts in communities across the US to protect the democratic process.
We are rooted in the idea that big systemic change can come from coordinated local action.
We see technology as a lever to amplify our impact as we create a lasting transformation in how our communities access and engage with facts around issues that matter.
Scaling access to facts in communities across the US to protect the democratic process.
We are rooted in the idea that big systemic change can come from coordinated local action.
We see technology as a lever to amplify our impact as we create a lasting transformation in how our communities access and engage with facts around issues that matter.
Sobre Nós
What we do
Gigafact is a nonprofit network of nonpartisan local, regional, and expert newsrooms that fact-check and verify influential claims circulating online. Gigafact seeks to put a big dent in the flow of misinformation on social media, while amplifying the voice of trusted local and expert newsrooms.
Why
We live in a world with rampant online misinformation. But we also live in a moment when the supply of factual and well-sourced knowledge has never been greater, if you know where and how to look. Gigafact creates new pathways to bring local, trusted authoritative sources flooding right to where consumers live on social media and other digital channels, to directly intercept unsupported claims before they have a chance to develop and travel.
How
Gigafact helps local newsrooms who join the network to implement a new standardized fact-checking editorial methodology via software tools, training, support and startup funding. Each week the newsrooms publish several short, sober and informative “fact briefs” that respond to influential claims and correct the record. Gigafact then assists in the amplification and distribution of those fact briefs to maximize the opportunity for the public to encounter them. This helps the newsrooms discover new audiences and growth opportunities. Read more about the impact of fact briefs for newsrooms here.
What we do
Gigafact is a nonprofit network of nonpartisan local, regional, and expert newsrooms that fact-check and verify influential claims circulating online. Gigafact seeks to put a big dent in the flow of misinformation on social media, while amplifying the voice of trusted local and expert newsrooms.
Why
We live in a world with rampant online misinformation. But we also live in a moment when the supply of factual and well-sourced knowledge has never been greater, if you know where and how to look. Gigafact creates new pathways to bring local, trusted authoritative sources flooding right to where consumers live on social media and other digital channels, to directly intercept unsupported claims before they have a chance to develop and travel.
How
Gigafact helps local newsrooms who join the network to implement a new standardized fact-checking editorial methodology via software tools, training, support and startup funding. Each week the…
Áreas Temáticas incluem
- Engajamento Cívico
- Acesso a Comunicação
- Desenvolvimento Comunitário
- Mídia
Localização
- Redwood City, CA, USA
