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In The News
Q&A: Craig Newmark focuses gifts on journalism, cyberdefense
March 18th, 2023
— AP
In The News
Q&A: Craig Newmark aims to defend democracy via philanthropy
September 16th, 2022
— Washington Post
In The News
Craig Newmark interview: Social media's disinformation pandemic is an 'all hands on deck' situation
February 18th, 2021
— Press Gazette
Press Release
Trust Project Becomes Independent Nonprofit with $2.25M in New Funding
May 30th, 2019
The Trust Project, a global effort to address misinformation and the crisis of trust in news, announced today that it is spinning off as an independent nonprofit organization with $2.25 million in total gifts from Craig Newmark Philanthropies, Facebook and the Democracy Fund.
Blog Post
Another Step Toward Making Trustworthy News More Global
October 10th, 2017
It’s never been easier to widely distribute trustworthy news and information, yet it’s never been easier to spread and amplify disinformation too. The News Integrity Initiative (NII) at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism is doing really important work to fight that disinformation.
Blog Post
How Can Tech Communities Help Deal With Disinformation?
September 18th, 2017
Transparency in both news and the government is really important. Unfortunately it isn't the norm, and we can't assume that orgs are factchecking for us. One nonpartisan nonprofit, the First Amendment Coalition (FAC), works to protect and promote freedom of expression and the people’s right to know.
Blog Post
TruthBuzz: The Viral Fact-Checking Contest
May 3rd, 2017
Folks, the global TruthBuzz challenge aims to invent new ways to help verified facts reach the widest possible audience. This is being hosted by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ). TruthBuzz wants your creative solutions for taking fact-checking beyond long-form explanations and bullet points.
Blog Post
Facebook Launches Tool to Fight Misinformation
April 7th, 2017
People want to see accurate information on Facebook and across the web. As a response, Facebook just launched a new educational tool to fight misinformation. False news and hoaxes are harmful to our community and make the world less informed. We all have a responsibility to curb the spread of false news.
Blog Post
How Tech Giants Are Banding Together to Fight Fake News
April 3rd, 2017
In high school US history, I learned that a trustworthy press is the immune system of democracy. As a news consumer, like most folks, I want news we can trust. That means standing up for trustworthy news media and learning how to spot clickbait and deceptive news.
Blog Post
Why Putting An End To Fake News Is Good for Democracy
March 1st, 2017
A trustworthy press is the immune system of democracy - something I've been saying for years. As citizens we can only make informed decisions when we have news we can trust. Independent investigative reporting is essential to shooting down false claims and exposing bad actors.