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Factchecking

Explore 127 projects in the Factchecking category of the Civic Tech Field Guide.

Factchecking is a longstanding approach to fighting disinformation, where individual claims, speeches, and rumors can be researched and verified or debunked.

127 projects

VeriScope AI

VeriScope is an AI-powered news verification platform that combats misinformation through real-time fact-checking, bias detection, and source credibility analysis.

2026
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2027 et moi

2027 et moi ("2027 and Me") is a non-partisan, open-source voter-information platform that compiles sourced candidate profiles, platforms, and polls for France's 2027 presidential election.

2026

Fake / Real

Fake / Real is a freemium AI fact-checking tool that audits a pasted article or post link against external sources and labels its claims REAL, FAKE or insufficient.

2026

Chronolocation Calculator

Chronolocation Calculator is a free open-source-intelligence tool that verifies when and where a photo or video was taken by computing the sun's position, altitude, azimuth, and expected shadows for given coordinates, date and time, returning a citable forensic report.

2026

2026 Elections False Claims Tracker

The 2026 Elections False Claims Tracker is a public misinformation tracker from NewsGuard that logs and debunks viral false claims about the 2026 U.S. midterm elections.

New York City
2026

Gretchen AI for Berlin

The state of Berlin is encouraging locals to use a new AI tool to fact check online posts about the upcoming state election on September 20.

Berlin
2026

Claude skills for journalism

A curated collection of Claude Code skills for journalists, researchers, academics, and media professionals.

Montclair, NJ
2026

POLIHIVE

POLIHIVE helps Gen Z Nigerians verify information, detect misinformation, and make informed civic decisions โ€” all through play.

Nigeria