DIGITAL FACT-CHECKING AGENCY
Wafana = Wahrheit (truth), Fakten (fact), Nachrichten (news)
Johanna Wild Ursula Trischler
Journalist and media trainer
with international experience
MA Online Journalism with a
focus on online verification
Twitter: @Johanna_Wild
News journalist for different
German print, TV and radio
newsrooms
Including Antenne Bayern
and ZDF
Twitter: @UrsulaTrischler
The false online rumour: „Kagame is dead“
SOURCE: HTTP://WWW.BBC.COM/NEWS/BLOGS-TRENDING-25682683
WAFANA‘S MAIN FOCUS
 User-generated-content (UGC)
 Eyewitness media
 Content found in social media
 NOT: political fact-checking
WHAT ARE FAKE NEWS?
Often used for all types of
false online information
WHAT ARE FAKE NEWS?
Craig Silverman, editor of the Verification Handbook:
• Completely false, created with
knowledge of it being false
• Done for an economic motive
• They primarily generate traffic by
seeding content in Facebook groups
• Political = Propaganda
Von Claire Wardle. Quelle: https://firstdraftnews.com/fake-news-complicated/
INTERVIEWS WITH 20 NEWSROOMS
→ 3 Types of online verifiers
THE DENIERS
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THE DENIERS
Lll
kk
THE DENIERS
Lll
kk
“The fake news debate is obsolete
for our newsroom, because we
always ask ‘Is this true?’ ”
THE DENIERS
Lll
kk
“The fake news debate is obsolete
for our newsroom, because we
always ask ‘Is this true?’ ”
THE DESPERATE
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THE DESPERATE
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THE DESPERATE
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THE DESPERATE
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THE DESPERATE
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THE EXPERTS
THE EXPERTS
“It is necessary to integrate the
topic of verification into
journalistic education. The
problem is that at the moment,
we do not have many journalists
who can pass their knowledge on
to other journalists.”
THE EXPERTS
“It is necessary to integrate the
topic of verification into
journalistic education. The
problem is that at the moment,
we do not have many journalists
who can pass their knowledge on
to other journalists.”
“We should not expect people to
determine what is false and what is true
themselves. This is a responsibility of the
media. Journalists far too often leave lies
‘in the room’ without checking them.”
THE EXPERTS
“It is necessary to integrate the
topic of verification into
journalistic education. The
problem is that at the moment,
we do not have many journalists
who can pass their knowledge on
to other journalists.”
“We should not expect people to
determine what is false and what is true
themselves. This is a responsibility of the
media. Journalists far too often leave lies
‘in the room’ without checking them.”
“Verification is not very
expensive or time-consuming.
Making small adjustments –
such as attending fewer press
conferences – will enable
newsrooms to easily integrate
verification into their work.”
THE EXPERTS
“It is necessary to integrate the
topic of verification into
journalistic education. The
problem is that at the moment,
we do not have many journalists
who can pass their knowledge on
to other journalists.”
“We should not expect people to
determine what is false and what is true
themselves. This is a responsibility of the
media. Journalists far too often leave lies
‘in the room’ without checking them.”
“Verification is not very
expensive or time-consuming.
Making small adjustments –
such as attending fewer press
conferences – will enable
newsrooms to easily integrate
verification into their work.”
“The current situation is the
consequence of print and online units
still being separated within newsrooms.”
VERIFICATION TOOLS AND OPEN SOURCE
INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUES
WAFANA: TRAINING IN ONLINE VERIFICATION
,
 The ‚perfect‘ tool does not exist
 Verification is a process
 Verification is a combination of
traditional journalistic techniques
and online techniques!
TINEYE.COM
TINEYE.COM
Source: http://bit.ly/2mlJ2Ne
IZITRU.COM
IZITRU
YOUTUBE DATA VIEWER
DOWNSUB.COM
SOURCE: HTTP://FR.NECROPEDIA.ORG/NECROLOGIE/PAUL_KAGAME
FAKE
WHOIS.DOMAINTOOLS.COM
TRAIN YOUR EYE
/
Source: FB User Peter Bastian, http://bit.ly/2pPTeTp
Flickr user Gudrun Graeber, http://bit.ly/2q0ZUcD
Flickr user: Ulli J., http://bit.ly/2pQ7NGA
THANK YOU!
www.wafana.de
johanna.wild@wafana.de
@Johanna_Wild

Digital Fact-Checking Agency

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    DIGITAL FACT-CHECKING AGENCY Wafana= Wahrheit (truth), Fakten (fact), Nachrichten (news)
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    Johanna Wild UrsulaTrischler Journalist and media trainer with international experience MA Online Journalism with a focus on online verification Twitter: @Johanna_Wild News journalist for different German print, TV and radio newsrooms Including Antenne Bayern and ZDF Twitter: @UrsulaTrischler
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    The false onlinerumour: „Kagame is dead“
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    WAFANA‘S MAIN FOCUS User-generated-content (UGC)  Eyewitness media  Content found in social media  NOT: political fact-checking
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    WHAT ARE FAKENEWS? Often used for all types of false online information
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    WHAT ARE FAKENEWS? Craig Silverman, editor of the Verification Handbook: • Completely false, created with knowledge of it being false • Done for an economic motive • They primarily generate traffic by seeding content in Facebook groups • Political = Propaganda
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    Von Claire Wardle.Quelle: https://firstdraftnews.com/fake-news-complicated/
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    INTERVIEWS WITH 20NEWSROOMS → 3 Types of online verifiers
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    THE DENIERS Lll kk “The fakenews debate is obsolete for our newsroom, because we always ask ‘Is this true?’ ”
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    THE DENIERS Lll kk “The fakenews debate is obsolete for our newsroom, because we always ask ‘Is this true?’ ”
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    THE EXPERTS “It isnecessary to integrate the topic of verification into journalistic education. The problem is that at the moment, we do not have many journalists who can pass their knowledge on to other journalists.”
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    THE EXPERTS “It isnecessary to integrate the topic of verification into journalistic education. The problem is that at the moment, we do not have many journalists who can pass their knowledge on to other journalists.” “We should not expect people to determine what is false and what is true themselves. This is a responsibility of the media. Journalists far too often leave lies ‘in the room’ without checking them.”
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    THE EXPERTS “It isnecessary to integrate the topic of verification into journalistic education. The problem is that at the moment, we do not have many journalists who can pass their knowledge on to other journalists.” “We should not expect people to determine what is false and what is true themselves. This is a responsibility of the media. Journalists far too often leave lies ‘in the room’ without checking them.” “Verification is not very expensive or time-consuming. Making small adjustments – such as attending fewer press conferences – will enable newsrooms to easily integrate verification into their work.”
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    THE EXPERTS “It isnecessary to integrate the topic of verification into journalistic education. The problem is that at the moment, we do not have many journalists who can pass their knowledge on to other journalists.” “We should not expect people to determine what is false and what is true themselves. This is a responsibility of the media. Journalists far too often leave lies ‘in the room’ without checking them.” “Verification is not very expensive or time-consuming. Making small adjustments – such as attending fewer press conferences – will enable newsrooms to easily integrate verification into their work.” “The current situation is the consequence of print and online units still being separated within newsrooms.”
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    VERIFICATION TOOLS ANDOPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUES
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    WAFANA: TRAINING INONLINE VERIFICATION ,  The ‚perfect‘ tool does not exist  Verification is a process  Verification is a combination of traditional journalistic techniques and online techniques!
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    TRAIN YOUR EYE / Source:FB User Peter Bastian, http://bit.ly/2pPTeTp Flickr user Gudrun Graeber, http://bit.ly/2q0ZUcD Flickr user: Ulli J., http://bit.ly/2pQ7NGA
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Editor's Notes

  • #5 http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-25682683, http://fr.necropedia.org/necrologie/Paul_Kagame
  • #7 Nochmal kurz erwähnen zu was wir Trainings anbieten
  • #8 Fake news sites in the narrow sense WE ARE NOT DOING IT
  • #9 Unter all den Gruppen Gemeinsamkeit: Fake News sind nicht definiert. Hier definieren
  • #12 1. Bauchgefühl oder Alleine traditionelle Recherchemethoden für Online- Inhalte
  • #13 1. Bauchgefühl oder Alleine traditionelle Recherchemethoden für Online- Inhalte
  • #14 1. Bauchgefühl oder Alleine traditionelle Recherchemethoden für Online- Inhalte
  • #15 1. Bauchgefühl oder Alleine traditionelle Recherchemethoden für Online- Inhalte
  • #21 Concrete and thoughts Redaktionen haben zu wenig über den Dienst an der Öffentlichkeit nachgedacht, den sich erbringen müssen machen auch Vorschläage
  • #22 Redaktionen haben zu wenig über den Dienst an der Öffentlichkeit nachgedacht, den sich erbringen müssen
  • #23 Redaktionen haben zu wenig über den Dienst an der Öffentlichkeit nachgedacht, den sich erbringen müssen
  • #24 Redaktionen haben zu wenig über den Dienst an der Öffentlichkeit nachgedacht, den sich erbringen müssen
  • #36 An anticipated obituary is, by definition, an obituary written BEFORE the death of a person. It is common for news agencies to keep pre-written obituary for public figures, famous and high-profile people who are still aliv