Overview: aims and ambitions of WeVerify

1. This project has received funding
from the European Union's Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under
grant agreement No 825297
Enable disinformation detection and content verification through an open-source cross-modal verification platform.
Implement a blockchain-based, authoritative database of already debunked fake items.
Develop a digital companion for citizens and an advanced version for journalists.
Develop open-source tools for sourcing and tracking disinformation flows across social platforms, news media, and
online sites.
Deliver a collaborative cross-media verification workbench.
Pilot the adoption of the WeVerify platform with worldwide community of debunkers and fact-checkers.
Objectives
Previous Projects
Dr. Milena Yankova-Doseva – Coordinator, milena.yankova@ontotext.com
Zlatina Marinova – Administrative Coordinator, zlatina.marinova@ontotext.com
Prof. Kalina Bontcheva – Scientific Director, k.bontcheva@sheffield.ac.uk
Nikos Sarris – Exploitation Director, n.sarris@atc.gr
Denis Teyssou – Innovation Manager, denis.teyssou@afp.com
Jochen Spangenberg – Dissemination Lead, jochen.spangenberg@dw.com
Contacts www.weverify.eu
VeriChain
GraphDB
DATABASE KNOWN
FAKES
Citizens
WeVerify Open Platform
WeVerify
Workbench
Online Sources To Be Monitored
Debunk
Target Only
Affected Users
Micro-targeted
debunking
#WeVerified
Debunking Bot
Catalogue
and File
Add to the
Blockchain
Database of
Debunked/
Tampered Content
Verify Content
and Source
Find Rumours and
Disinformation
Analyse Images
and Videos
Discover
Deep Fakes
Cross-Modal
Verification
Analyse
Disinformation Flows
Analyse
Communities
Discover Fast
Growing Fakes
Visualise
1. 2. 3. 4.
Journalists
Verification
Professionals
NGOs
WeVerify
Verification Companion