FakerFact

Website

FakerFact

Founded in 2018

FakerFact is an artificial intelligence tool that assesses the purpose and characteristics of information. Ratings include agenda-driven, journalism, wiki, opinion, satire. The tool does not rate an article as true or false, but rather provides an assessment of its purpose and its objectivity.

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

Tool type

Credibility scoring

Status

Beta testing

Intended users

General public

Cost

Free

Tool focus

This tool is content-focused. It directly evaluates information, such as the authenticity of a photo.

Method or technology

Machine learning and AI

Is the tool automated?

Yes

Founding organization

Fakerfact

Founder/primary contact

Mike Tamir

How is this tool working to address disinformation?

This tool uses assessments and scoring of source quality (based on accuracy, objectivity, etc.) to guide readers toward higher-quality information rather than low-quality information.

Is there a connection with tech platforms?

None found

Who is funding the tool?

Privately owned

Are there external evaluations?

None found