MisinfoCon

MisinfoCon is a community of people focused on the challenge of misinformation: MIT 2017, London 2017-2019, Kyiv 2018, DC 2018 and 2020, Perugia 2022, DEFCON 30

[MisinfoCon @misinfocon]

Misinfocon India kicks off on Friday, May 12. Check out schedule updates here!

https://t.co/Axt82pGEvd

Organized by @HacksHackers @meedan @tattlemade and supported by @thoughtworksIN

[MisinfoCon @misinfocon]

Discuss AI, product provenance, fact-checking and other misinformation techniques at the upcoming #HacksHackers #MediaParty Chicago: https://t.co/3vJvvDq2vM

[WikiCred Bootcamp for Information Professionals @WikiCred4IPinNg]

Empowering Nigeria's Information Professionals:Join Wikicred Boot Camp to master the “Art of Reliable Knowledge!"

See our metapage for more information:
https://t.co/Y8OBbY3XEe

@misinfocon @wikimediadc @Wikimedia

[MisinfoCon @misinfocon]

There are at least ten thousand pages on Wikipedia that contain errors caused by auto-populating referencing and citation templates. CiteFix, a new WikiCred project, aims to help solve this problem: https://t.co/539bXSI3Or

[tattle @tattlemade]

The Academic Research in Action segment of lectures are being live streamed now

https://t.co/RtcefkcbqQ

[tattle @tattlemade]

Last call for in-person sign-ups for #MisinfoconIndia conference! Join us in Bangalore to discuss, ideate and learn about misinformation in India. Limited financial support available for in-person participation. Full agenda at https://t.co/CBueLrVvck #misinformation #Bangalore

[MisinfoCon @misinfocon]

You can still register for #MisinfoCon India, happening this weekend in Bangalore: https://t.co/SsBtmasWyx

[tattle @tattlemade]

Want to know what #MisinfoconIndia has in store for you?

Here's a sneak peek into the "Storytelling and Misinformation" theme 🧵

[Hacks/Hackers @HacksHackers]

A founder of #HacksHackers India, @DigitalAnika, is joining the Board of Directors https://t.co/A641XIhmXS

[MisinfoCon @misinfocon]

On May 12-14, #misinfocon India will convene a gathering of technology, policy, media and design professionals to foster understanding and action around misinformation in India. Check out the newly updated agenda below!

[tattle @tattlemade]

The agenda for MisinfoCon India has been updated! https://t.co/CBueLrUXmM
Fact checkers, academics, performance artists, game designers...this will be a unique gathering committed to a healthier information ecosystem in India:
Register (in-person/ remote): https://t.co/djI5PCAr3H

[MisinfoCon @misinfocon]

This week in the #MisinfoCon newsletter: new studies on memes, sharing and algorithmic amplification https://t.co/14ljhuXNAG

[MisinfoCon @misinfocon]

Misinfocon kicks off once again, this time @misinfocon
in India at the @thoughtworksIN Office in Bangalore from May 12-14. Thank you @tattlemade !

[tattle @tattlemade]

Hello everyone!!

@HacksHackers @meedan and @tattlemade are extremely happy and excited to announce the first-ever hosting of a @misinfocon in India at the @thoughtworksIN Office in Bangalore from May 12-14 🎊

[Hacks/Hackers @HacksHackers]

This new @ClimateStepsUS #WikiCred collaboration with @EarthHeroOrg will research and share how people can fight the climate crisis by increasing research + output of credible information on climate change action https://t.co/SRjaYc62tp

[MisinfoCon @misinfocon]

"How can we ensure that a platform’s accountability to their shareholders doesn’t result in decisions that deprioritize democratic integrity?"

Introducing Arbiter: Auditing the Spread of News in Online Information Ecosystems https://t.co/CUDVjN5hBp
By @swapneel_mehta #wikicred

[MisinfoCon @misinfocon]

As @krmaher has noted, “Wikipedia is the mirror of the world’s gender biases.” With her new WikiCred project, doctor and Wikipedian @nethahussain aims to help address this issue:

> Strengthening women’s health information on Wikipedia https://t.co/6DcASkJHTy

[MisinfoCon @misinfocon]

There is evidence that identifying non-reliable sources is an effective tool to increase the knowledge integrity of Wikipedia. WiSCoM’s new WikiCred initiative generates and assesses actionable metrics for source controversiality in Wikipedia. https://t.co/X38Yhd75tz

[MisinfoCon @misinfocon]

On Facebook, you can discover thousands of high-quality pictures of a subject, yet on Wikipedia page for the same place, there are none. Project Korikath aims to correct this by bringing Wikimedia Commons closer to daily life: https://t.co/p08hAX65qv

[MisinfoCon @misinfocon]

New tools, experiments and a survey in this week's #MisinfoCon newsletter: https://t.co/lqpYdGb3bl

[MisinfoCon @misinfocon]

The sheer availability of information has led to info overload & an increase in misinformation, making it difficult to determine what is credible, and what is not. A new #WikiCred project aims to address this challenge, writes @OlutolaJames1 https://t.co/xKIBQlByTg

[MisinfoCon @misinfocon]

The sheer availability of information online has led to info overload and an increase misinformation, making it difficult to determine what is credibile, and what is not. A new #WikiCred in Nigeria aims to address this challenge.
https://t.co/xKIBQlByTg