FIGHT MISINFORMATION
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Help us stop the spread of misinformation. Train as a citizen scientist to identify misinformation through a self-directed online curriculum! You will learn to identify issues with probability, language, reasoning, evidence and sources. The labels from our community will be shared with news readers across the word.
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Spot misleading info while you read
Get in-line media training to identify misleading information, including issues with probability, language, reasoning, evidence and sources. If we haven’t reviewed a news article yet, you can send it our way.
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Labeling misinformation to Share Reality Again!
Public Editor is a collective intelligence system that labels specific reasoning mistakes in the daily news, so we all learn to avoid biased thinking.
Understand the news where you read
Newsreaders view labeled articles using our Chrome extension, newsfeed, or newsletter. Each article is given a credibility score (learn more) & is layered with in-line explanations detailing each type of reasoning error.
A reasoning checker not a fact checker.
We evaluate how claims are made, ensuring they use sound reasoning and solid evidence from credible sources, without misleading rhetoric.
Bi-Partisan Annotation
Misleading information is labeled by “annotators” who represent diverse political standpoints. Anyone can sign-up to participate as an annotator.
Annotating is a team effort!
Some annotators identify potentially misleading information within articles, while others label the specific types of misleading information.
Labels use Consensus
Public Editor has a built-in process to find consensus among annotators, requiring at least 2 of 3 annotators independently apply the same label before it is displayed on an article.
Reliable
A study comparing Public Editor’s output to EU experts showed that Public Editor identifies the same mistakes as experts in 94% of articles and finds additional mistakes in 86%.
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