CrossCheck

Website

CrossCheck

Founded in 2017

CrossCheck is a collaborative initiative through FirstDraft News that is focused on verification. It began prior to the French election, with newsrooms and tech companies working together to report on and identify misleading news leading up to the election.

CrossCheck is not affiliated with RAND. It was selected for this database because it fits our researchers' inclusion criteria.

Tool type

Verification

Status

Fully operational

Intended users

General public, Journalists

Cost

Free

Tool focus

Content-based

Method or technology

Crowdsourcing

Is the tool automated?

No

Founding organization

First Draft

Founder/primary contact

Jenni Sargent

How is this tool working to address disinformation?

This tool aims to fight disinformation by identifying, exploring, and correcting false information, giving people a resource for locating fact-based information.

Is there a connection with tech platforms?

Yes. This tool is supported by Google and Facebook.

Who is funding the tool?

Google News Initiative

Are there external evaluations?

None found