Pro-Truth Pledge

Website

Pro-Truth Pledge

Founded in 2016

The Pro Truth Pledge is an initiative to encourage pro-truth behaviors. It is a pledge based on sharing, honoring, and encouraging truth.

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

Tool type

Codes and standards

Status

Fully operational

Intended users

General public

Cost

Free

Tool focus

This tool is process-focused. It evaluates how information is produced and disseminated.

Method or technology

Human implementation

Is the tool automated?

No

Founding organization

Intentional Insights

Founder/primary contact

Gleb Tsipursky, Agnes Vishnevkin

How is this tool working to address disinformation?

This tool relies on strategies of behavioral science, such as changing incentives, reputation management, nudging, and recommitment, to build a norm against spreading and creating disinformation. The tool also aims to build a community focused on promoting and protecting facts and data.

Is there a connection with tech platforms?

None found

Who is funding the tool?

Sage Publishing

Are there external evaluations?

None found