Verification Handbook

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• Verification Handbook

For Disinformation And Media Manipulation

The latest edition of the Verification Handbook arrives at a critical moment. Today’s information environment is more chaotic and easier to manipulate than ever before. This book equips journalists with the knowledge to investigate social media accounts, bots, private messaging apps, information operations, deep fakes, as well as other forms of disinformation and media manipulation. The first resource of its kind, it builds on the first edition of the Verification Handbook and the Verification Handbook for Investigative Reporting.

The book is published by the European Journalism Centre and supported by Craig Newmark Philanthropies. Editor Craig Silverman recruited top reporters and academics focused on disinformation and media manipulation to share their tools and techniques. The Verification Handbook For Disinformation And Media Manipulation is a must-have reference for professionals seeking to improve the quality of information for people around the world, and to deter and expose bad actors.

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Chapter

Duration

Introduction

• Investigating Disinformation and Media Manipulation8 min
• The Age of Information Disorder10 min
• The Lifecycle of Media Manipulation7 min

Investigating Actors & Content

• 1. Investigating Social Media Accounts12 min
• 1a. Case Study: How investigating a set of Facebook accounts revealed a coordinated effort to spread propaganda in the Philippines6 min
• 1b. Case Study: How we proved that the biggest Black Lives Matter page on Facebook was fake5 min
• 2. Finding patient zero7 min
• 3. Spotting bots, cyborgs and inauthentic activity12 min
• 3a. Case study: Finding evidence of automated Twitter activity during the Hong Kong protests6 min
• 4. Monitoring for fakes and information operations during breaking news13 min
• 5. Verifying and questioning images14 min
• 6. How to think about deepfakes and emerging manipulation technologies13 min

Investigating Platforms

• 7. Monitoring and Reporting Inside Closed Groups and Messaging Apps8 min
• 7a. Case Study: Bolsonaro at the Hospital6 min
• 8. Investigating websites15 min
• 9. Analyzing ads on social networks10 min
• 10. Tracking actors across platforms12 min
• 11. Network analysis and attribution12 min
• 11a. Case study: Attributing Endless Mayfly8 min
• 11b. Case Study: Investigating an Information Operation in West Papua5 min

Credits

• Credits1 min