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The FACTory

Education EN ↓ 17 episodes

The FACTory is an innovative audiovisual project that aims to combat misinformation and disinformation by educating audiences on fact-checking techniques. The program focuses on empowering viewers with practical skills to verify information and discern truth from falsehood in the digital media landscape.

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ekowxi

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Education

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Latest episode

Jun 25, 2025

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Episodes

Airplane Mode 25.06.2025

What will happen to an aircraft if you do not activate Airplane Mode on your phone?

Social Media Investigation 25.06.2025

Social media can be a good place to start when you know what you’re looking for. Can you dig up some things that time may have buried? Yes you can! Take a look

Tricky Numbers 24.06.2025

Numbers can be tricky! They can be that thin line between facts and misinformation. Edem Kojo sits on The FACTory to show us how to deal with this.

Verification Guide 24.06.2025

How easy can verification get? Thanks to WITNESS' all-new Community-Based Approach to Visual Verification to Fortify the Truth WITNESS wit.to/VerificationGuide

Content Creation 24.06.2025

How do we blur the line between reality and created content? Filmmaker Randy Menkemndi speaks to us on this episode

Community Verification 24.06.2025

It’s all about Community Verification! Development Communications Expert Shamsudeen Abdulrazak tells us how he’s breaking boundaries, bringing media literacy to the Nigerian Hausa community! Download the WITNESS guide for Community Verification here: https://wit.to/VerificationGuide-Launch

AI Chatbots 02.05.2025

AI chatbots are essential to today's world. Will it be the end of human influence and the rise of artificial intelligence?

Everyone Can 01.05.2025

Is there an age limit to fact-checking? This bonus episode is a social experiment that asks if everyone can.

Archiving 01.05.2025

Your wardrobe might be in perfect order, but you’re in trouble if your electronic files aren’t! Senior Archivist Yvonne Ng from WITNESS joins us for a conversation on #Archiving !

See It, Film It! 23.03.2025

One of WITNESS's exciting resources is the Video As Evidence project. This project identifies ways for citizens to capture and preserve footage to improve its chances of being used in the courtroom. https://vae.witness.org/video-as-evid...

Video As Evidence 23.03.2025

Video can be life-saving in some circumstances. If video is well-taken, it could be used in fact-checking, for evidence and help in justice delivery.

Elections II 23.02.2025

Telling truth from fake in an election saturated with media plurality

Elections I 06.12.2024

Ghana decides who becomes the next president and parliamentarians. Here are some tips for handling information flow during such seasons.

Geolocation I 01.12.2024

Dive into the fascinating world of geolocation. Determine the exact location of images or videos. This introductory session unpacks how geolocation techniques can be used to verify online media, track the origins and provide context to viral claims.

Reverse Image Search 30.11.2024

In Episode 2 of The FACTory, we explore the powerful technique of reverse image search—an essential tool for verifying the authenticity of images online. Learn how to uncover the origins of viral photos, detect manipulations, and spot re-used images that can contribute to misinformation.

Expert Sources 21.11.2024

Expert Sources: Is fact-checking a complex and tech-driven process? It can be much easier.

The Factory Promo 21.11.2024

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