Break the Fake: Using Technology Against Disinformation
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The document discusses approaches to combating disinformation using technology. It argues that there is no single solution and a multi-pronged, collaborative approach is needed involving government, civil society, media companies, and technology firms. Some proposed strategies include developing tools for image verification and reverse image searches, creating an early warning system for identifying disinformation, supporting media literacy programs, and incentivizing investigative journalism. The document emphasizes that everyone must play a role to address the complex problem of fake news.
Break the Fake: Using Technology Against Disinformation
- 1. BREAK THE FAKE Using Technology Against Disinformation By Gab Billones Co-Founder and Chief Organizer Break the Fake Movement
- 2. ABOUT US Break the Fake Movement is an independent alliance of young professionals committed to promoting responsible digital citizenship and fighting disinformation and misinformation. A B O U T B R E A K T H E F A K E 2
- 3. "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts." -Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Newsweek, 25 August 1986, p. 27. B R E A K T H E F A K E M O V E M E N T 3
- 4. FAKE NEWS - news stories that are false: the story itself is fabricated, with no verifiable facts, sources or quotes P R E S E N T A T I O N T I T L E 4
- 5. Fake news is generated by outlets that masquerade as actual media sites but promulgate false or misleading accounts designed to deceive the public. When these activities move from sporadic and haphazard to organized and systematic efforts, they become disinformation campaigns with the potential to disrupt campaigns and governance in entire countries. P R E S E N T A T I O N T I T L E 5
- 6. PROBLEM Misinformation Unintentional mistakes such as inaccurate photo captions, dates, statistics, translations, or when satire is taken seriously. Disinformation Deliberate publication of private information for personal or corporate rather than public interest, such as revenge porn. Deliberate change of context, date or time of genuine content. B R E A K T H E F A K E 6
- 14. WHY IS 'FAKE NEWS' A HARD PROBLEM TO SOLVE? B R E A K T H E F A K E 14 DIFFICULTY IN IDENTIFYING, TRACKING, & CONTROLLING UNRELIABLE CONTENT DIFFICULT TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE FAKE NEWS PROBLEM AMONG SOCIAL MEDIA USERS, WHO TEND TO SHARE A LOT EASILY THE GLOBAL SYSTEM VALUES 'CONTENT PERFORMANCE', NOT CONTENT QUALITY KEY STAKEHOLDERS ARE NOT TAKING FULL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE 'FAKE NEWS PROBLEM'
- 17. P R E S E N T A T I O N T I T L E 17
- 18. HOW CAN WE USE TECHNOLOGY TO FIGHT DISINFORMATION?
- 21. B R E A K T H E F A K E 21 News process in the age of the Internet
- 23. HOW TO REPORT FAKE NEWS ON FACEBOOK 23
- 26. REVERSE IMAGE SEARCH You can do a reverse image search in Google Image. Google Image is especially useful for identifying the author/artist of an image and for finding similar images so that you can see how they were used. It's also pretty good at showing you previous uses of the image online. B R E A K T H E F A K E 26
- 27. TINEYE TinEye is especially good at showing how and how often an image is being (or has been) used online. While it won't show you similar images like the Google Image reverse image search does, it will allow you to how an image may have been edited for use by different people online. B R E A K T H E F A K E 27
- 28. FORENSICALL Y Forensically works to combat disinformation by verifying and authenticating video images. Link: https://29a.ch/photo- forensics/#level-sweep B R E A K T H E F A K E 28
- 29. GLOBAL REGISTRY OF LABELED FAKE NEWS The objective is to quantify the problem, extract patterns, and raise global awareness by systematically taking snapshots of content that is assessed and labeled by humans. B R E A K T H E F A K E 29
- 30. MULTILATERAL APPROACH Government Civil Society NGOs Media & Tech Companies B R E A K T H E F A K E 30
- 31. NGO'S AND GOVERNMENT Early Warning System Create a system so that organizations can alert each other rapidly when they discover disinformation that threatens human life or disrupts democracy during elections. The emphasis will be on moving quickly and collectively to undermine disinformation before it can take hold. B R E A K T H E F A K E 31
- 32. TECHNOLOGY FIRMS Support Media Education Programs and Develop Technologica l Innovations Tech firms should complement any existing media education campaigns or programs and stop fake news from the authoring stage down to the publishing stage B R E A K T H E F A K E 32
- 33. CIVIL SOCIETY Participation and Vigilantism The civil society must participate in efforts for media and information literacy, be responsible digital citizens, and call out or report fake news whenever possible. B R E A K T H E F A K E 33
- 34. MEDIA Incentivize investigative journalism The media must launch investigative journalism studies and campaigns. B R E A K T H E F A K E 34
- 35. SUMMARY There is no one-size-fits-all approach to solving the issue of fake news. Even technology doesn't pose a single solution to the fake news problem. We need a multi-hyphenated approach from all stakeholders involved. P R E S E N T A T I O N T I T L E 35
- 36. "Everyone has a responsibility to combat the scourge of fake news. This ranges from supporting investigative journalism, reducing financial incentives for fake news, and improving digital literacy among the general public." - Center for Technology & Innovation P R E S E N T A T I O N T I T L E 36
- 37. THANK YOU Gabriel Billones Jr. breakthefakeph@gmail.com www.breakthefakemovement.com B R E A K T H E F A K E 37
- 38. RESOURCES • The Innovation Mode Benedictine University • Tacoma Community College • W ired • GCF Global • https://twitter.com/jonathan_c_ong/status/1 159637184808230912/photo/4 • https://www.theinnovationmode.com/the - innovation-blog/misinformation -online -a- solution-powered-by-state-of-the-art-tech • https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news /use-google -s-reverse-image-search -to- spot-fake-news -story- 1qRDRwHA4P23f398TYKI1O.html • https://www.govtech.com/products/can - technology-help-weed-out-disinformation - online B R E A K T H E F A K E 38 • https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ IDAN/2018/619008/IPOL_IDA(2018)619008_EN .pdf • https://www.brookings.edu/research/how-to- combat-fake-news-and-disinformation/ • https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1149477 • https://gulfnews.com/photos/news/new-law-in- the-philippines-is-fake-what-we-found- 1.1580128025528?slide=21