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Fact-Checking & Misinformation

Detection tools, Reverse search, Verification workflow, and more.

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Beginner · Course · 3 weeks at 5 hrs/week

Duration
3 weeks
Effort
5 hrs/week
Lessons
12
Hands-on exercises
12
Projects
1
Language
en

What you’ll learn

Skills you can put to work.

AI in the Newsroom

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Fact-Checking & Misinformation

Multimedia & Audience Growth

Syllabus

Every module, step by step.

3 modules · 16 lessons · 11 hours · 1 graded project

660 minutes of guided lesson time.

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Module 1 · 5 lessons · 3 hoursDetection toolsModule 1 of 3 in Fact-Checking & Misinformation.

  1. Overview and set-up

    Overview and set-up — Detection tools in Fact-Checking & Misinformation.

    Lesson

    40 min

  2. Core concepts

    Core concepts — Detection tools in Fact-Checking & Misinformation.

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    40 min

  3. Worked example

    Worked example — Detection tools in Fact-Checking & Misinformation.

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    40 min

  4. Hands-on practice

    Hands-on practice — Detection tools in Fact-Checking & Misinformation.

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    40 min

  5. Module quiz: Detection tools

    Check what you learned in Detection tools before moving on.

    Quiz · Locked

    20 min
Module 2 · 5 lessons · 3 hours LockedReverse searchModule 2 of 3 in Fact-Checking & Misinformation.

  1. Overview and set-up

    Overview and set-up — Reverse search in Fact-Checking & Misinformation.

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    40 min

  2. Core concepts

    Core concepts — Reverse search in Fact-Checking & Misinformation.

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    40 min

  3. Worked example

    Worked example — Reverse search in Fact-Checking & Misinformation.

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    40 min

  4. Hands-on practice

    Hands-on practice — Reverse search in Fact-Checking & Misinformation.

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    40 min

  5. Module quiz: Reverse search

    Check what you learned in Reverse search before moving on.

    Quiz · Locked

    20 min
Module 3 · 6 lessons · 5 hours LockedVerification workflowModule 3 of 3 in Fact-Checking & Misinformation.

  1. Overview and set-up

    Overview and set-up — Verification workflow in Fact-Checking & Misinformation.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  2. Core concepts

    Core concepts — Verification workflow in Fact-Checking & Misinformation.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  3. Worked example

    Worked example — Verification workflow in Fact-Checking & Misinformation.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  4. Hands-on practice

    Hands-on practice — Verification workflow in Fact-Checking & Misinformation.

    Lesson · Locked

    40 min

  5. Module quiz: Verification workflow

    Check what you learned in Verification workflow before moving on.

    Quiz · Locked

    20 min

  6. Graded project: Fact-Checking & Misinformation

    Apply everything from Fact-Checking & Misinformation in one graded, portfolio-ready build.

    Graded project · Locked

    120 min

Applied learning project

Make the learning visible.

Use Graded project: Fact-Checking & Misinformation to apply this course to a practical challenge. You’ll finish with a clear solution and the reasoning behind your choices.

Apply the course’s core skillMake and explain practical decisionsCreate evidence you can share
Daniel O., Data & analytics

Your instructor

Daniel O.

Data & analytics

Turns real African data problems into practical lessons learners can apply immediately.

Brian Okello, Yiga learner

“The course content made machine learning understandable, and the practice kept me moving.”

Brian Okello

Software developer, Kampala

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