Digital Polarization Initiative
Digital Polarization Initiative
- Website
- Digital Polarization Initiative
Founded in 2016
This tool allows for the crowdsourced verification of claims submitted by university students. Students submit claims and then work along with other students at participating organizations to collect relevant information, viewpoints, and evidence about that claim. All information about a claim is stored and all submitted claims and questions are crowdsourced.
Digital Polarization Initiative 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
- Teachers/Students
- Cost
- Free
- Tool focus
- This tool is content-focused. It directly evaluates information, such as the authenticity of a photo.
- Method or technology
- Crowdsourcing
- Is the tool automated?
- No
- Founding organization
- American Association of State Colleges and Universities' American Democracy Project
- Founder/primary contact
- Mike Caulfield
How is this tool working to address disinformation?
This tool aims to fight disinformation by (1) collecting evidence and information to verify and fact-check claims (2) allowing students to experience and participate in the process of fact-checking claims and separating evidence from falsehood.
Is there a connection with tech platforms?
None found
Who is funding the tool?
American Association of State Colleges and Universities' American Democracy Project
Are there external evaluations?
None found