verifying information online
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Short presentation given as part of a talk at CFJ in Paris,TRANSCRIPT
Verification online:Content, Context
and CodePaul Bradshaw
Friday, 6 May 2011
Level 1: Content
Is it too good to be true? Bait?Style and personalityCan you verify each fact elsewhere?Frequency and recencyCloning and airbrushing
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Level 2: Context
How long has the account existed?Who did they first follow? Who followed them first?Who has spoken to/about them online?Correlation with other identities? (Identify)Tools: PeerIndex, Klout. Speak to them.
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Level 3: Technology
Domain extension - .gov? Check Whois recordsLast updatedPages linking to:Archives and caches; history & discussionSource code
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Tools and more.Tools at delicious.com/paulb/verification+tools
Hoaxes at delicious.com/paulb/hoaxVerification tips at delicious.com/paulb/verification
More at http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2011/01/26/verifying-information-online-content-context-code/
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Thank you.Twitter.com/paulbradshaw
Linkedin.com/in/onlinejournalistSlideshare.net/onlinejournalist
All links at Delicious.com/paulb/CFJ11
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