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Supporting actors around the world for the prevention and mitigation of disinformation, misinformation and hate speech.
IVERIFY
Understanding online information pollution is an urgent global challenge. Misinformation, disinformation, and hate speech threaten peace and security, disproportionately affecting those who are already vulnerable.
iVerify is a fact-checking tool implemented by national counterparts to verify information flagged by the general public. For more information, visit the iVerify website.
iVerify is also a Digital Public Good and can be found in the DPG Registry.
Area of focus
iVerify provides national stakeholders with a support package to enhance identification, monitoring and response capacity to threats to information integrity. The support package includes digital tools, capacity building modules, partnership opportunities, and communication and outreach strategies amongst others.
Our principles
The mechanism is guided by the following principles:
NON-DUPLICATION
Taps into existing initiatives, leveraging open-source solutions and promoting coordination to avoid duplication and achieve the mutualization of resources and capacity.
MULTI-STAKEHOLDER APPROACH
Combines strengths and builds synergies between actors from different sectors (CSOs, media, government, private sector) to counter dis/misinformation and hate speech and contribute to information, resources and knowledge sharing.
SUSTAINABILITY
Proposes sustainable solutions that benefit from existing and sound technologies, assessing their impact and capacity to be sustained in the long-term.
How it works
iVerify will only be deployed following an in-depth assessment to ensure the solution is provided to impartial and credible national stakeholders that work to safeguard information integrity while respecting freedom of expression, freedom of the press or political and social rights.
The following methodology is applied to support fact-checking initiatives at country level:
Where we work
iVerify Sierra Leone
iVerify République Démocratique du Congo
Our partners
