One of the factors in public trust of media is journalism's ability to challenge assertions. The Nieman Journalism Lab reports on new software from a developer working at The Boston Globe that can assess the truthfulness of claims in online content. The aim is to tackle dubious claims as they're being consumed.
Dan Schultz, an MIT graduate now working as a Knight-Mozilla Fellow at the Globe, developed Truth Goggles. It applies about 5,500 fact-checked claims from a database created by PolitiFacts to match information in online content. As you read a story, it presents a colour-coded reading over the particular claim.
Presumably the database will expand as the software develops. Schultz acknowledges there are early limitations to the scale, user interface and detection of paraphrases.
Dan Schultz, an MIT graduate now working as a Knight-Mozilla Fellow at the Globe, developed Truth Goggles. It applies about 5,500 fact-checked claims from a database created by PolitiFacts to match information in online content. As you read a story, it presents a colour-coded reading over the particular claim.
Presumably the database will expand as the software develops. Schultz acknowledges there are early limitations to the scale, user interface and detection of paraphrases.
