Dr David Corney

Data scientist interested in AI, ML, NLProc and fact checking. Now at and not here.

[Full Fact @FullFact]

We've written to @Conservatives to ask them to remove the “Tax Check UK" rebrand of @CCHQPress. This misrepresents posts on the account as an impartial fact checking service. Voters deserve better.

[Full Fact @FullFact]

Our CEO @__ChrisMorris__ on what goes into live fact checking:
✅ Identify repeat claims
✅ Revise key datasets that we’re likely to use
✅ Publish explainers so good info is out there already
Follow along with us tonight for #SunakvStarmer #ITVDebate at 9pm

[Kate Wilkinson 🇿🇦 @kateomega]

Last week I spent time in London with my @FullFact AI colleagues.

Despite the distance (over 9,000km!) we've built AI fact checking tools that support 30 fact checking orgs in 16 countries. This is the dream team that has made it all possible 👏

[Dr David Corney @DCorney]

@phoenixcomicuk 🤖

[Full Fact @FullFact]

🗣️ We've heard numerous repeats of a claim that is true—but missing some very important context. Let's get into it.

[Saja H. Mortada @MortadaSaja]

@FullFact AI tools in #Arabic for 20+ fact-checking orgs thanks to @ArabFCNetwork efforts and @GoogleNewsInit support!
If you missed our webinar you can watch it here:
https://t.co/npIs1Qs88J
To know more about the tools, read this 📃:
https://t.co/H6GgNbYW9u
#دقق_بالعربي #FactCheckingDay #FactsMatter

[Kate Wilkinson 🇿🇦 @kateomega]

.@FullFact headed to California in February to take part in the first ever @Googleorg Generative AI Accelerator.

Over the next six months we're going to build a Gen AI health misinformation detection tool.

More here: https://t.co/KrlbxV7Yyr

[Arab Fact Checkers Network @ArabFCNetwork]

🟢On #FactCheckingDay

#AFCN in partnership with @FullFact, is holding the webinar "Full Fact AI Tools speak Arabic" to make them available to +20 fact-checking initiatives in the Arab world.

Register here🔻
https://t.co/z87S1nNDJ9
@kateomega @GoogleNewsInit @__ChrisMorris__

[Arab Fact Checkers Network @ArabFCNetwork]

🔵+30 fact-checkers from #Lebanon, #Palestine, #Jordan, #Iraq & #Yemen trained with @FullFact on using Full Fact AI tools to help:

1️⃣Accelerating & organizing the monitoring process
2️⃣Identifying claims & their types
3️⃣Sending alerts on repeated claims with more features to come

[Kate Wilkinson 🇿🇦 @kateomega]

.@FullFact's AI fact checking tools are now available in Arabic!

I am excited to share that yesterday we onboarded 20 Arabic fact checking organisations from 10 different countries. 🧵

[Full Fact @FullFact]

📣 CAMPAIGN WIN: Until today, the only people who could correct themselves on the official record of what is said in Parliament were Ministers.

Today, MPs voted to change that, so any MP who makes a mistake in Parliament can correct the official record.

[Full Fact @FullFact]

Repeating misleading claims can destroy trust in our democracy. We wrote to @rishisunak and @greghands asking them to show leadership in not spreading misleading claims, including about other political parties 👇https://t.co/tutbgMjMIT #HereToLeadNotMislead

[Dr David Corney @DCorney]

I'm pleased to reveal a new small language model called MESLaM! It's made of matchboxes and paper -- but it's perfectly capable of generating novel text!
https://t.co/YxkP5fk2kc
Language models, large or small, are *not* intelligent.
#NLProc #NLP #GenerativeAI #LLM

[Full Fact @FullFact]

📢 We’re hiring! Full Fact is looking for a Research Consultant to work on an exciting new project to enhance our fact checking impact through new ways of using data. Full details on how to apply are on our website 👇 #JoinOurTeam
https://t.co/jLKDjZ53EH

[vera.ai @veraai_eu]

Meet the vera:ai Advisory Board, including @shirinanlen, @DCorney, Guy de Pauw (@textgain), @KelseyFarish, @ricgallotti and @LubosKuklis. We're very grateful to have all this know-how and experience on board supporting our work.
More about them 👇
https://t.co/hEotUa0JzH

[Dr David Corney @DCorney]

I'll discuss how we find misleading claims worth checking, and how we support campaigns to improve standards in public debate.
Details here, including a free registration link.
https://t.co/L4856LgvQA 2/2

[Full Fact @FullFact]

For one week, if you donate to Full Fact through The Big Give website, your donation will be doubled at no extra cost to you.

Protecting people and communities from bad information has never been more important.

❤️ Donate 👉 https://t.co/MoCTL34ozf

[Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D @RVAwonk]

One thing that keeps me up at night right now is the possibility that Twitter’s potential death spiral will coincide with a major regional/national/global crisis. For better or worse, Twitter is a crucial disaster comms tool, and we don’t have a replacement for it. 1/

[Dr David Corney @DCorney]

Just downloading my Twttr

[Dr David Corney @DCorney]

@RichardHebditch I recently got my 4th for Being Old and a flu shot in the other arm at the same time. (Actually it was about a minute later, sadly. Simultaneous jabbing in both arms would have looked awesome!)