Meedan has developed the technology to support the verification of rumors and will maintain the database of rumors that have been processed. As more data flows in, we will be able to identify the most susceptible or affected issues, locations, languages, regions, and more. The verification reports we send back will encourage our grassroots-level “listening posts” to send more signals for analysis.” Following the project, PROTO plans to submit learnings to the International Center for Journalists to help other organizations learn from the design and operations of this project. "The research from this initiative will help create a global benchmarks for those wishing to tackle misinformation in their own markets. This is also innovation in verifying data around elections in a way that is accessible to those who need it in exactly the place they need it," said Fergus Bell, Founder & CEO, Dig Deeper Media.

Source: Economic Times April 02, 2019 07:07 UTC