Verification Handbook
For Disinformation And Media Manipulation
The latest edition of the Verification Handbook arrives at a critical moment. Today’s information environment is more chaotic and easier to manipulate than ever before. This book equips journalists with the knowledge to investigate social media accounts, bots, private messaging apps, information operations, deep fakes, as well as other forms of disinformation and media manipulation. The first resource of its kind, it builds on the first edition of the Verification Handbook and the Verification Handbook for Investigative Reporting.
The book is published by the European Journalism Centre and supported by Craig Newmark Philanthropies.
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Chapter
Duration
Introduction
Investigating Actors & Content
- 1. Investigating Social Media Accounts 12 min
- 1a. Case Study: How investigating a set of Facebook accounts revealed a coordinated effort to spread propaganda in the Philippines 6 min
- 1b. Case Study: How we proved that the biggest Black Lives Matter page on Facebook was fake 5 min
- 2. Finding patient zero 7 min
- 3. Spotting bots, cyborgs and inauthentic activity 12 min
- 3a. Case study: Finding evidence of automated Twitter activity during the Hong Kong protests 6 min
- 4. Monitoring for fakes and information operations during breaking news 13 min
- 5. Verifying and questioning images 14 min
- 6. How to think about deepfakes and emerging manipulation technologies 13 min
Investigating Platforms
- 7. Monitoring and Reporting Inside Closed Groups and Messaging Apps 8 min
- 7a. Case Study: Bolsonaro at the Hospital 6 min
- 8. Investigating websites 15 min
- 9. Analyzing ads on social networks 10 min
- 10. Tracking actors across platforms 12 min
- 11. Network analysis and attribution 12 min
- 11a. Case study: Attributing Endless Mayfly 8 min
- 11b. Case Study: Investigating an Information Operation in West Papua 5 min
Credits
- Credits 1 min
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Today’s information environment is more chaotic and easier to manipulate than ever before.
The latest edition of the Verification Handbook arrives at a critical moment. Today’s information environment is more chaotic and easier to manipulate than ever before. This book equips journalists with the knowledge to investigate social media accounts, bots, private messaging apps, information operations, deep fakes, as well as other forms of disinformation and media manipulation. The first resource of its kind, it builds on the first edition of the Verification Handbook and the Verification Handbook for Investigative Reporting.
Editor Craig Silverman recruited top reporters and academics focused on disinformation and media manipulation to share their tools and techniques. The Verification Handbook For Disinformation And Media Manipulation is a must-have reference for professionals seeking to improve the quality of information for people around the world, and to deter and expose bad actors.