We released at #globalfact2026 in #Vilnius a new version v0.92 of our verification plugin (also known as InVID-WeVerify; u.afp.com/plugin). Improved CheckGIF, two new models for synthetic image detection, improvement of social network analysis. #IFCN

Wayback Machine director Mark Graham pushes back on unfounded claims from media organizations that the Wayback Machine is a backdoor for AI scraping.⁠ ⁠ Read more via @techdirt.com 🔗 www.techdirt.com/2026/02/17/p...

Preserving The Web Is Not The Problem. Losing It Is.

Recent reporting by Nieman Lab describes how some major news organizations—including The Guardian, The New York Times, and Reddit—are limiting or blocking access to their content in the Internet Ar…

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I am privileged to announce the publication of the Anti-Autocracy Handbook: sks.to/autocracy 1/12

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‘Self-regulation has proven a failure’: Brazilian leaders defend the need for social media regulation - Poynter

GlobalFact speakers urge social platforms to fight disinformation: ‘Freedom of expression but freedom of expression with responsibility’

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Our verification plugin v0.86 (@InVID_EU @WeVerify @vera-ai.bsky.social) is published! It is now available in Português (do Brasil) and Hungarian! It includes UI improvements on archiving and deepfake detection (face swapping). #globalfact12

Deepfakes audio : des faux de plus en plus difficiles à détecter ? La démocratisation des outils de génération d'audio par IA a accéléré la production et la qualité de ces contenus usurpant la voix de personnalités. Une prolifération qui inquiète...⬇️ 1/3

Salle comble au @medialab-scpo.bsky.social pour un premier débat sur l’avenir des réseaux sociaux. Comment dépasser l’âge du cynisme, de la commercialisation et de la dégradation de l’information ?

Great keynote talk by @janpfa.bsky.social & @sachaltay.bsky.social at the inauguration of the 3rd edition of the #InfoxsurSeine2025 seminar. infoxsurseine.org/2025/ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Spotting false news and doubting true news: a systematic review and meta-analysis of news judgements - Nature Human Behaviour

Pfänder and Altay conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of 67 experimental articles, showing that people discern true from false news with ease. When making mistakes, people err on the side of...

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3ème édition du colloque Infox sur Seine les 19 et 20 mars 2025 chez Europa Expérience, 28 place de la Madeleine, 75008 Paris Participation gratuite, mais nombre de places limité. Inscription obligatoire ⬇️ www.helloasso.com/associations... Plus d'infos sur le site infoxsurseine.org/2025/

Researchers at Uni Urbino uncovered a significant #disinformation campaign on #Facebook pertaining to #PopeFrancis’ health. Here's what they found. #InauthenticCoordinatedBehavior By @fabiogiglietto.bsky.social, @giadam.bsky.social, @informativeicts.bsky.social @mterenzi.bsky.social.

AI-Generated Images of Pope Francis Drive Traffic to Network of Suspicious Websites in Coordinated Campaign

VERification Assisted by AI. R&D & innovation co-funded by the HorizonEU. Continuing WeVerify work. And much more!

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Grok3 (on X) is fun and informative. I asked it : Who are the top 10 spreaders of disinformation in the world? And got this "speculative" response ⬇️

We publish a new version (v0.84) of our verification plugin. It improves the keyframes file mode and assistant (both from @veraai_eu), archiving (from #DisinfoArchiving @factchecknet project) and includes a Japanese localization!

Demo of @vera-ai.bsky.social latest AI tools integrated in our verification plugin and more with @julienpain.bsky.social "vrai ou faux" team at FranceTVInfo. Tackling #disinformation !

#EFCSN condemns Zuckerberg's statement linking fact-checking to censorship : efcsn.com/news/2025-01...

EFCSN disappointed by end to Meta’s Third Party Fact-Checking Program in the US; Condemns statements linking fact-checking to censorship – European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN)

7 January 2025 – The European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) is disappointed by  Meta’s decision to end its Third Party...

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Due to a server hardware failure during the winter break, the keyframes fragmentation service of our verification plugin (InVID / WeVerify / Veraai.eu) is currently down. Sorry for the inconvenience. We are working to repair it asap.

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VERification Assisted by AI. R&D & innovation co-funded by the HorizonEU. Continuing WeVerify work. And much more!

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“Liberals moving away from X are giving up on the 20th-century ideal of a public sphere, best described by Hannah Arendt as a place that "gathers us together and yet prevents our falling over each other." www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/o...

Opinion | Bluesky Is Different From X. For Now.

Users are looking for a more curated experience on a platform that is not constantly trying to get them to interact with brands.

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Our verification plugin mentioned 18 times in the guide How to Detect and Analyse Identity-Based Disinformation/FIMI : - PDF file : www.eeas.europa.eu/sites/defaul... - Webinar from @disinfo.eu : www.disinfo.eu/publications...

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Doppelganger media impersonation: Leveraging domain name dispute resolution - EU DisinfoLab

Disinformation networks register domain names that are the same as, or confusingly similar to, legitimate media outlets. This post sheds light on how media outlets can defend themselves against domain...

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If you want to know more about Russian systemic efforts to disinform audiences globally, I can only recommend to read this good summary from @maudinet.bsky.social and @colingerard.bsky.social therussiaprogram.org/russia_infor...

Under the Radar Crisis, reorganization, and clandestinization in Russia’s ecosystem of information influence after the invasion of Ukraine

Maxime Audinet and Colin Gérard

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Last week I deleted my X account and I almost have more followers here already. What to do with this modest but unexpected popularity? Reminding you that last week I also presented a report on how to detect/analyse identity-based #disinformation fuelled #FIMI with simple #OSINT techniques 🏳️‍🌈🔎📒