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Today, we need access to the truth more than ever before. But in this polluted information environment, it’s never been harder to know what to trust, and never easier to be misled. Misinformation is targeting and damaging our communities, all around the world.
At First Draft, our mission is to protect communities from harmful misinformation.
We work to empower society with the knowledge, understanding, and tools needed to outsmart false and misleading information.
Everything we do starts with collaboration. We bring together a global network of journalists to investigate and verify emerging stories. We work with our partners to conduct innovative research projects and develop pioneering training programs. And we share cutting-edge digital tools to help both content creators and the public make better-informed judgments about the information they encounter online.
By standing up for truth in a polarized world, we can build more trust in society and help every community to thrive.
To learn more, visit firstdraftnews.org
At First Draft, our mission is to protect communities from harmful misinformation.
We work to empower society with the knowledge, understanding, and tools needed to outsmart false and misleading information.
Everything we do starts with collaboration. We bring together a global network of journalists to investigate and verify emerging stories. We work with our partners to conduct innovative research projects and develop pioneering training programs. And we share cutting-edge digital tools to help both content creators and the public make better-informed judgments about the information they encounter online.
By standing up for truth in a polarized world, we can build more trust in society and help every community to thrive.
To learn more, visit firstdraftnews.org
Overview
Location
United Kingdom, England, London
Employees
11-50
Founded date
2015
Mentions in press and media 22
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| Jul 28, 2023 | Google Bard vs Claude.ai (2023): What are the Key Differences? | The development of conversational AI chatbot systems from competing companies in the summer of 2023 is intense, yet there’s no single system that excels at all tasks. For instance, Anthropic launched Claude.ai on July 11 to provide public a... |
| Jul 17, 2023 | Africa: Raising Informed Media Consumers Starts At School | Simply teaching media literacy is not enough in today's online environment. Africa Check has created fact-checking resources for teachers that directly target harmful information. The spread of false information causes real harm. In the ear... |
| Mar 16, 2022 | Конкурсы и задачи по OSINT и геолокации | Лучший способ прокачаться в OSINT — это практика. А если эта практика еще и с игровыми механиками, с мировым комьюнити и с фаном, то мотивация повышать свое мастерство возрастает невероятно. Предлагаем вашему вниманию подборку самых топовых... |
| Nov 23, 2021 | How to identify social media misinformation and protect your business | Image: Shutterstock/Dallasetta Social media platforms deliver a lot of helpful, actionable information for both professional and personal use. But there’s no shortage of unreliable data and false information out there—and that can lead to s... |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Facebook, It’s Time to Put the Rules in One Place | On Jan. 28, Facebook responded to the Facebook Oversight Board’s first set of policy recommendations. These nonbinding recommendations included a suggestion that Facebook should “create a new Community Standard on health misinformation, con... |
| Feb 4, 2021 | UNICEF’s Guide To Fighting Vaccine Misinformation | As countries prepare for the largest immunization campaign in history — vaccinating against COVID-19 — UNICEF releases a how-to manual for dispelling myths and rumors that could impede efforts. |
| Jan 11, 2021 | Parler, the “free speech” social network, explained | Parler has been booted from the internet, after its users cheered on and celebrated the storming of the Capitol on January 6. Tech giants effectively took the largely conservative and largely unmoderated social network offline as evidence m... |
| Dec 21, 2020 | How Healthcare Communicators Are Fighting Misinformation, Building Trust In Covid-19 Vaccines | A healthcare worker shows off her Covid-19 Vaccination Record Card. mpi10/MediaPunch/MediaPunch/IPx |
| Dec 10, 2020 | The Lawfare Podcast: The Vaccine Misinformation Cometh | This week on Lawfare's Arbiters of Truth series on disinformation, Evelyn Douek and Quinta Jurecic spoke with Claire Wardle, the co-founder and leader of the nonprofit organization First Draft and a research fellow at Harvard University’s S... |
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FAQ about First Draft
When was First Draft founded?
First Draft was founded in 2015.
What has the press written about First Draft?
Parsers VC has collected 22 articles mentioning First Draft, among them “Google Bard vs Claude.ai (2023): What are the Key Differences?” (Jul 28, 2023) and “Africa: Raising Informed Media Consumers Starts At School” (Jul 17, 2023).
Is First Draft still active?
Yes, First Draft is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 1, 2026.