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Under den andra NORDIS-perioden kommer Universitetet i Bergen och Factiverse att utveckla verktyg för att underlätta faktakontroll av generativ AI.

Verktygen kan både användas för att upptäcka och avslöja AI-genererad desinformation, deepfakes och vilseledande audiovisuellt innehåll.

Detta arbete kommer att bygga på verktyg som utvecklades under den första finansieringsperioden för NORDIS av Universitetet i Bergen och på produkter och prototyper som redan har utvecklats av Factiverse.

För att hjälpa till att ta itu med utmaningen med generativ AI på europeisk nivå kommer NORDIS att göra alla resultat och verktyg tillgängliga för EDMO-gemenskapen när den andra NORDIS-perioden avslutas.

Verktygen kommer dessutom att testas i utbildningskurser för nordiska journalister. Denna aktivitet kommer att ledas av FMI Media Institute.

Aktiviteterna under den första finansieringsperioden för NORDIS har resulterat i flera forskningsrapporter från Aarhus universitet, Uppsala universitet, Helsingfors universitet och Bergens universitet. Resultaten finns tillgängliga nedan.

NORDIS faktagranskningspartner är Faktisk.no (NO), TjekDet (DK), Källkritikbyrån (SE) och Faktabaari (FI).

Vi är medlemmar i European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO).

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An analytical report on online information propagation: The methods to propagate stories, with case studies

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Assessing Information Disorder in the Digital Media Welfare State: A Rights-Based Approach

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A method for auditing fact-checking databases

The influence of digital media has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and with it the focus on online misinformation. Misinformation related to the pandemic can have consequences for the health of the population and for adherence to government measures. Therefore, fact-checking organizations have investigated stories that potentially spread misinformation and published their investigations online, with the goal to curb the negative impact of misinformation on society.

Predicting covid-related collective anxiety on social media

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Opportunities and challenges of public service media organisations in countering information disorder

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State of the art in fact-checking technology

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Report on the user needs of fact-checkers

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Detection methods: the algorithms used to identify problematic content and behaviors

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NORDIS forskningspartners består av fyra universitetspartners som var och en representerar ett av de fyra nordiska länderna. Universitetspartnerna, Aarhus universitet, Helsingfors universitet, Universitetet i Bergen och Uppsala universitet, utgör ett tvärvetenskapligt forskningsnätverk som sträcker sig från datavetenskap till media, journalistik och policystudier. Forskningsaktiviteterna är indelade i fyra aktiviteter, som var och en leds av en av universitetspartnerna:

Activity 2: Fact-checking digital media

Activity 2, led by the NORDIS coordinator, Aarhus University, will provide research on the context and circulation of mis- and disinformation in Nordic countries on digital media. The research conducted will be based on cross country data.

Activity 2 will add new research on disinformation that will lay the foundation for shared fact-checking initiatives, policy measures, and further insights into the emotions and influencers of disinformation

Activity 3: Stakeholder investigations

Activity 4: Tools and Best practices

Activity 5: Future methodology

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EDMO-arkivet över europeisk akademisk forskning om desinformation i digitala medier ger en översikt över akademisk forskning inom området desinformation, och det kommer att uppdateras kontinuerligt under projektets gång.