Checkdesk Sources is a powerful open source toolkit for journalists and transparency advocates to track online social media sources and quickly assess whether a source (a Twitter account, a YouTube channel, a Facebook profile etc) is legitimate or a sockpuppet working to spread disinformation.
Current project status
Just an idea (Pre-alpha)
It exists! (Alpha/Beta)
It's basically done (Release)
People use it (Production)
Addressed problems
- Pro-government manipulation of online discussions (propaganda, imitation content, and/or sockpuppets)
Objective(s)
- Research
- Technology development
Beneficiaries
- Journalists
- Activists
- Advocacy groups/NGOs
Region(s) archive
- Global
Technology attributes
- Web application