The French startup Neutral News distinguishes between an article that reports factual information and fake news through a semantic analysis (words. The lexical fields. The turns of phrase). To do this. The it uses Decodex . a number listbase create by journalists from Le Monde that lists more than 5. The 000 questionable articles. The tweets. The YouTube videos and Facebook posts. But AI is currently unable to differentiate between false information that is the result of an Error and intentional disinformation.
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The Associate Lecturer at Paris Diderot University and specialist in digital bithumb database cultures. The ” There is no well-define limit between fake news and a factual article. It is rather a continuum on which a cursor must be place .” Other fact-checking initiatives during the covid-19 crisis Fact-checking organizations and meia outlets have been fighting the spread of fake news for several years now. The partnering with digital giants to track down false information.
These initiatives have been strengthene
During the covid-19 crisis. Facebook pays around sixty meia outlets for the use 19 steps for optimising mobile pages of their “fact checks” on its platform and on Instagram. The as part of the “Third party fact-checking” program (launche in December 2016). During the month of March. The WhatsApp partnere with the World Health Organization (WHO). The while 40 million Facebook posts receive a “warning label” . The pushing users not to consult this content in 95% of cases.
NewsGuard. The meanwhile. The has steppe up its fight against disinformation mobile lead and recruite tens of millions of students to help fact-check for citizens. In France. The the government’s anti-fake news site has cause some controversy. The as it reirecte citizens to only five meia outlets deeme reliable. In the time of covid-19. The fact-checking initiatives are multiplying. Journalists remain in the best position to tackle the subject. Journalistes Solidaires is an example of collaborative journalism whose development will be interesting to follow over the coming months.