
SSRC Media Well
Disinformation, misinformation, and “fake news” are longstanding phenomena that, in the wake of the digital revolution, have become newly politicized and consequential. SSRC's research on the topic.
The News Integrity Initative is a global consortium focused on helping people make informed judgments about the news they read and share online.
See <https://www.facebook.com/facebookmedia/blog/working-to-stop-misinformation-and-false-news> The News Integrity Initiative (NII) at the Newmark J-School was launched in 2017 to advance media literacy and increase trust in journalism. Over the next year, the initiative will refocus its work on improving diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices in the news business. The goal is to better integrate journalists of color into the media landscape and promote high-quality civic content that resonates with historically marginalized communities.
Parent organization: Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY


Disinformation, misinformation, and “fake news” are longstanding phenomena that, in the wake of the digital revolution, have become newly politicized and consequential. SSRC's research on the topic.

The CLC is a volunteer network of individuals trained to monitor for, critically evaluate, and report misinformation on diverse topics central to our civic life: voting, elections, public health, civil rights, and other important issues.

A collection of easy to use resources for identifying misinformation and its psychological tricks

For this first phase of our program, WhatsApp is commissioning a competitive set of awards to researchers interested in exploring issues that are related to misinformation on WhatsApp.