Fake news and hoaxes are under increasing media scrutiny. So whether you’re a freelancer or a fact-checker, it is essential to get your facts right.
Luckily, Ella Wilks-Harper at Reuters rounded up these seven tools that will help you verify content and prevent the spread of disinformation.
“Reuters Institute researchers found than less than half the population (43 per cent) trust the media, across all the 36 countries surveyed,” she writes. Diligent fact-checking may help to restore their faith.
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