Misleading Facebook ads, verification tools, online investigation guides and the UK election: These are the most-read stories on First Draft over 2019
10. The second in a series of expert guides for covering disinformation, this excerpt from @shaydanayurbani's book on verification starts the top 10 of most popular articles in 2019 firstdraftnews.org/verifying-onli…
@shaydanayurbani 9. It may have been written in 2016 but this guide from @EliotHiggins on getting started in #OSINT investigations has shown lasting value for many journalists
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@shaydanayurbani @EliotHiggins 8. This 2018 article from First Draft co-founder @cward1e shows how disinformation can travel from some of the darker corners of the internet into the mainstream media firstdraftnews.org/5-lessons-for-…
@shaydanayurbani @EliotHiggins @cward1e 7. It is less than a week old but this end of year interview with @EliotHiggins has been read thousands of times for its insight into online information ecosystems firstdraftnews.org/year-in-review…
@shaydanayurbani @EliotHiggins @cward1e 6. In another excerpt from one of our recent essential guides, @cward1e looks at how elements of information disorder have changed since it became a mainstream topic in 2016 firstdraftnews.org/information-di…
@shaydanayurbani @EliotHiggins @cward1e 5. This guide to unveiling hidden connections in websites and files from @LawrenceA_UK is more than four years old but is still relevant and popular to this day
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@shaydanayurbani @EliotHiggins @cward1e @LawrenceA_UK A video full of spurious claims about food went massively viral in June, inspiring this investigation into why some of the most popular online material is often far from true, by @ajreid
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@shaydanayurbani @EliotHiggins @cward1e @LawrenceA_UK @ajreid 3. As the UK geared up for its December election, one politician became a lightning rod for misinformation from the left and right, wrote @bethanjhn and @cleaskopeliti in our third most read story of the year
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@shaydanayurbani @EliotHiggins @cward1e @LawrenceA_UK @ajreid @bethanjhn @cleaskopeliti 2. This analysis of the misinformation ecosystem by @cward1e, published in the months after the 2016 US election, continues to receive thousands of views for its insight into the complexities and nuances of the issue
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@shaydanayurbani @EliotHiggins @cward1e @LawrenceA_UK @ajreid @bethanjhn @cleaskopeliti 1. The top First Draft story of 2019 saw @ajreid and @CarlottaDotto show how thousands of political adverts containing misleading claims in the UK election were escaping scrutiny because of Facebook's policy to not fact check ads on the platform
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@shaydanayurbani @EliotHiggins @cward1e @LawrenceA_UK @ajreid @bethanjhn @cleaskopeliti @CarlottaDotto With the persistent problem of health misinformation, a growing online backlash against climate protests, elections around the world and — who can forget — the US presidential race, #2020NewYear will be a big year for fighting disinformation. We'll see you all there.
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