Fighting Disinformation Online

A Database of Web Tools

Jennifer Kavanagh, Hilary Reininger, Norah Griffin

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The rise of the internet and the advent of social media have fundamentally changed the information ecosystem, giving the public direct access to more information than ever before. But it's often nearly impossible to distinguish between accurate information and low-quality or false content. This means that disinformation — false or intentionally misleading information that aims to achieve an economic or political goal — can become rampant, spreading further and faster online than it ever could in another format.

As part of its Truth Decay initiative, RAND is responding to this urgent problem. Researchers identified and characterized the universe of online tools developed by nonprofits and civil society organizations to target online disinformation. The tools in this database are aimed at helping information consumers, researchers, and journalists navigate today's challenging information environment. Researchers identified and characterized each tool on a number of dimensions, including the type of tool, the underlying technology, and the delivery format.

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Kavanagh, Jennifer, Hilary Reininger, and Norah Griffin, Fighting Disinformation Online: A Database of Web Tools, RAND Corporation, TL-323-WFHF, 2019. As of September 19, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/tools/TL323.html
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Kavanagh, Jennifer, Hilary Reininger, and Norah Griffin, Fighting Disinformation Online: A Database of Web Tools. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2019. https://www.rand.org/pubs/tools/TL323.html.
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