Factchecking
Factchecking
- Website
- Factchecking
Founded in 2015
MBFC Factchecking is a website that provides a series of fact-checks on top political and other issues.
Factchecking 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
- This tool is content-focused. It directly evaluates information, such as the authenticity of a photo.
- Method or technology
- Human implementation
- Is the tool automated?
- No
- Founding organization
- MBFC News
- Founder/primary contact
- Dave Van Zandt
How is this tool working to address disinformation?
This tool aims to fight disinformation by identifying, exploring, and correcting false information.
Is there a connection with tech platforms?
None found
Who is funding the tool?
Information not available
Are there external evaluations?
None found