Why is Truly Media important
In this video introduce the concept of Truly Media, a platform designed to streamline the collaborative fact-checking process for teams. The key to Truly Media’s methodology lies in its ability to bring together multiple tools and features that support collaboration, organization, and verification all in one place.
For a team working on fact-checking, it’s crucial to have a centralized platform like Truly Media. Rather than relying on scattered tools and manual processes, Truly Media offers a unified space where all members can access and work on the same content simultaneously. The collaborative aspect is essential because fact-checking often involves multiple perspectives, expertise, and tasks that need to be coordinated. With Truly Media, teams can stay aligned, share insights, and track progress, ensuring that each step of the fact-checking process is handled efficiently.
This approach is particularly vital for working on larger projects or when dealing with multiple pieces of content that need to be evaluated in context. It also allows for assigning specific tasks to individual team members, which helps improve the overall workflow and accountability within the team.
Without such a platform, teams would struggle to keep track of the volume of content they’re working on, leading to inefficiencies and potential gaps in the verification process. By centralizing everything from content collection to organizing it and verifying it, Truly Media provides the structure needed for teams to deliver well-documented fact checks.
Finding content in Truly Media
This video focuses on how Truly Media helps users systematically find and collect content for fact-checking. The platform offers three main tools to facilitate this process:
- The Queries Widget allows users to search for content across multiple online sources, including Google, X, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn. It automatically adapts search formulations based on the platform selected, making it easier to retrieve relevant results without requiring advanced search knowledge.
- The Debunk Tab provides access to existing fact-checks from established verification organizations worldwide. Users can cross-check claims against already debunked content, which helps in assessing whether an emerging claim is part of a known misinformation trend.
- The Research Tab enables users to pull information from trusted sources such as statistical offices and official databases. While primarily useful for verifying claims, it can also provide background context or supporting evidence when evaluating suspicious content.
What these tools have in common is their role in helping students find relevant material for analysis -whether it’s a claim to verify, a similar case that has already been debunked (avoid work duplication), or additional data to support their conclusions. This structured approach ensures that students can efficiently gather evidence before moving on to the next steps in the verification process.
Organise your content inside Truly Media
Once students have gathered URLs -either as potential disinformation to investigate or as supporting evidence for verification- the next crucial step is organizing this material into collections. In Truly Media, a collection functions as a structured workspace where related content is grouped together based on a specific theme. This process is particularly important in a classroom setting, where collaboration always matters.
To create a collection, students first input key details such as a name, category, keywords, and a timeframe. They can then assign specific team members to work on the collection, allowing for a more structured division of tasks.
Within the collection, content can be managed in different viewing modes (grid or list), and additional possibilities, such as tagging and note-taking, help students create virtual subcategories within a collection or keep track of their findings. Assigning tasks to specific individuals further streamlines the workflow, ensuring that each news item or piece of evidence is examined by someone with some sort of expertise and in a systematic manner.
Collaboration within a collection is enhanced through real-time messaging and a shared notepad, enabling students to exchange insights as they work to put the pieces of their work in the right place. Additionally, users can manually upload external files -such as PDFs, private social media posts that won’t automatically get imported due to API access restrictions, or multimedia content- ensuring that all relevant materials are stored in one place.
By organizing content into well-structured collections, students gain a clearer overview of their fact-checking process. The ability to categorize, assign, and discuss items in a collaborative space ensures that the verification work is systematic and transparent. This step prepares them for the next phase: analyzing and verifying the information they have gathered.
Verification process
In this final step of using Truly Media for online news verification, we shift from organizing content to verifying it. After gathering and categorizing the content in the earlier stages, students can now begin the verification process on the items within their collection. This is done by accessing the “verification button” attached to each content piece.
Once a student clicks on the verification button, they enter a dedicated workspace where the verification process is divided into two sections. On the left side, they are presented with a customizable checklist. This checklist outlines the critical aspects of the fact-checking process, such as the claim being made, the final verdict, the sources consulted, and additional elements like social media profiles or geolocation points. This tool ensures students methodically approach the verification, breaking down all necessary steps.
On the right side of the workspace, students work directly on the content itself. Here, they can analyze a picture or video, gather information about the source, and assess geolocation data, leveraging integrated tools like image recognition software and mapping tools. This layout supports a structured and thorough analysis, ensuring that each element of the content is scrutinized for authenticity.
This seamless flow from organizing to verifying is crucial in a classroom context. Teachers can guide students through a step-by-step verification process, allowing them to track their progress and use various tools to help confirm or debunk claims. Students are not only able to validate information using multiple verification tools, but they can also generate reports, creating tangible, editable outputs that can be shared with peers or instructors. This process facilitates collaboration and provides a clear record of the verification process, which can be revisited for further analysis or reference.
By using Truly Media’s verification tools, students can move from collecting content to carrying out effective and reliable fact-checking, with all actions documented and supported by evidence, making this step an essential part of their learning experience in navigating the challenges of digital disinformation.
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