COURSE: Online fact-checking and verification training
Facilitator: Carina van Wyk
Date: 25 – 26 June 2020
Time: 0900-1600 (GMT+2)
Places available: 20
Course outcomes
After completing the two-day online training session, participants should be able to:
- Describe what fact-checking is and why reporting accurately is so important
- Explain what false information is and how it spreads
- Explain the dangers of the spread of false information
- Differentiate between claims that can be fact-checked and those that can’t
- Identify false information on websites and social media platforms
- Verify the origin of pictures and videos using online fact-checking tools such as Google reverse image search, TinEye and RevEye
- Describe the process of fact-checking
- Find and use the most credible information sources when publishing and updating news stories and articles
Programme
| Day 1 | 9:00 – 9:30
9:30 – 10:15 10:15 – 11:00 11:00 – 11:15 11:15 – 12:15 12:15 – 13:15 13:15 – 14:30 14:30 – 14:45 14:45 – 15:30 15:30 – 16:00 |
Introduction
Why facts matter: the importance of fact-checking Types of false information and how it spreads Coffee/tea break What can be fact-checked? Fact vs opinion Lunch Introduction to verifying online information, images and video Coffee/tea break Fact-checking and verification tools (part 1) Practical exercise |
| Day 2 | 9:00 – 10:00
10:00 – 11:00 11:00 – 11:15 11:15 – 12:15 12:15 – 13:15 13:15 – 14:30
14:30 – 14:45 14:45 – 15:30
15:30 – 15:45
15:45 – 16:00 |
Introduction and overview of lessons learned on day 1, review of practical exercise
Fact-checking and verification tools (part 2) Coffee/tea break Africa Check’s five-step fact-checking process Lunch Fact-checking reports: a closer look at fact-checking health, education, political and gender-related issues Coffee/tea break Finding accurate information and online data from credible sources Group discussion: Using fact-checking skills in day-to-day reporting Recap of the training and the most important lessons learned |
6 Responses
Iam looking foward to participating in this training.thanks
Joyce
This is good project .but I can’t seen a location of event
I like this program hopeful I chosen to participate
Hello, I kindly can’t register for the Awim fact checking classes after receiving the email. I have been trying , I don’t know if the link expired, but kindly help me to register for the fact checking courses.
Hello Beldeen, we are sorry but registrations for the fact checking course is closed but we hope you join us for future training and courses. Thank you for your interest.
hi l did the registration but the form is not available please help