
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.
Pressland is a first-of-its-kind data-intelligence platform that maps global media production in real time.
It's our mission to fight fake news, rebuild public trust and support counter-radicalization efforts in fragile regions. We analyze: \- Every article \- Every author \- Every editor \- Every outlet \- All professional associations and related work \- All production and distribution data This data is indexed, verified and distributed using the Universal News Protocol, a new open standard for media production. We are launching with English-language, U.S.-based media, but have already begun planning for international and other-language markets.


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.