I proposed a project, WikiPragmatica <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipragmatica>, that can support fake news detection. The retained context of the paraphrase graph can identify fake news patterns similar to what MIT does with their detector.
On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 12:42 PM Galder Gonzalez Larrañaga < [email protected]> wrote: > Does Wikinews cover this aspect? > ------------------------------ > *From:* Wikimedia-l <[email protected]> on behalf > of Chris Gates via Wikimedia-l <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, February 4, 2021 8:20 PM > *To:* Wikimedia Mailing List <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Chris Gates <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [Wikimedia-l] Idea of a new project: Wikifacts ? > > Hello, > > Independent of my opinions on the validity of such a new Wikimedia > project, there is currently an experiment of similar goals (and potentially > structure) over at Twitter: > > > https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/product/2021/introducing-birdwatch-a-community-based-approach-to-misinformation.html > > > > Best, > Verm > > > On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 2:17 PM Leinonen Teemu <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi all, > > Has there been any discussion to start a new Wikimedia project focusing on > fact checking? > > Fact checking of course is in the core of editing Wikipedia, but I was > thinking about dedicated wiki-site that is dedicated for fact checking of > current events and news. Why this would be important? > > (1) There are many fact checking site in the English speaking world but > much less elsewhere. I am afraid that there is still greater need for fact > checking in the rest of the world. {{Citation needed}} > > (2) Our community is very well educated to do fact checking the wiki-way. > Again internationally, many of our community members are real fact > champions in their home countries and language groups. The practice of > Wikipedia could be applied to fact checking of fast moving current events > and news, too. > > (3) This could help us to get new young people to the movement, as editing > Wikipedias is not anymore so easy to start (because they are so good > already). > > (4) In many parts of the world, fact checking can also be dangerous. With > our anonymous and community driven practices and services we could protect > the fact checkers in many parts of the world. > > I am not sure what is the state of the Wikinews, but my impression is that > it is not really working. It was a good idea, but maybe wiki or wiki-way is > not the way to produce news. Also the beautiful idea of citizen journalism > has not really become reality. Maybe we could try if wiki and the wki-way > works better in fact checking. > > Peace, > > - Teemu > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> >
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