Fact checking
Collection
Archive
The RMIT ABC Fact Check determines the accuracy of claims by politicians, public figures, advocacy groups and institutions engaged in public debate. This collection provides an archive for all RMIT ABC Fact Checks.
Report
Digital platforms’ efforts under voluntary arrangements to combat disinformation and misinformation
This report sets out the Australian Code of Practice on Disinformation and Misinformation digital platform signatories' efforts under the voluntary arrangements to combat disinformation and misinformation. It offers insights into key developments and data reported by signatories throughout 2024, including information on policies and approaches to artificial intelligence, content moderation and coordinated inauthentic behaviour.
Report
Quantifying and measuring bias and engagement in automated decision-making
Navigating online news, media and information has never been more difficult despite the curatorial work of algorithmic news feeds, search engines and other automated decision systems. This project focuses on strategies for effective fact checking as part of a broader study.
Report
Information disorder: lessons from Australia
This report seeks to provide definitions that explain the nuances of a 'polluted information space', because precise language is crucial to help us understand the problems we are facing, particularly as technology and social media evolve.
Book
Six fact-checking lessons for kids
This book presents version 1.0 of educational resources created to develop fact-checking best practice in children aged 9–11. It can be used by teachers and teacher-librarians in schools, by parents who want to discuss information literacy with their children, or by children on their own.