Resources

Research Note: Meta’s Role in Romania’s 2024 Presidential Election

Check First, with the help of Reset Tech, EU DisinfoLab and independent journalists Luiza Vasiliu and Victor Ilie publish the flash research note “Ads, Influence, and Democracy: Meta’s Role in Romania’s 2024 Presidential Election.” This note offers critical insights into the influence of digital platforms on public opinion and the electoral process in Romania during a politically pivotal moment.

CheckFirst Expands CrossOver Network to Monitor Content Recommendation Algorithms

Volunteers Needed to Host Analysis Devices and Combat Misinformation

Watch the replay: Discover the OSINT Guidelines for public interest investigations

Are you interested in learning more about the latest guidelines and best practices in OSINT research?

CheckFirst signs the ObSINT Guidelines

Uniting Europe’s OSINT community to promote excellence in public-facing investigations, fostering collaboration, and enhancing the impact of open-source intelligence research across the region

The Power of OSINT in Serving the Public Interest in the Fight Against Disinformation

In today’s world, disinformation is a pervasive threat to the integrity of our information ecosystem. At Check First, we are dedicated to empowering the fight against disinformation using Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) techniques such as HUMINT, SIGINT, and GEOINT.

Check First and the Mozilla Foundation partner to extend watch on algorithmic content recommendation

CheckFirst is proud to announce that it has been awarded by the Mozilla Technology Fund to continue running CrossOver for a year in 7 more regions.

Watch the replay: Is China trying to control the narrative about Xinjiang on Google News?

On 28 February 2023, EDMO BELUX and CrossOver jointly organised a webinar to present a study of the Belgian media landscape as aggregated by Google News, a popular tool presenting articles from publishing outlets. Watch the replay:

Are State-Controlled Chinese sources trying to dominate Xinjiang coverage on Google News?

The last CrossOver study on the representation of the Xinjiang province in People’s Republic of China (PRC) on Google News has shown that the content produced by Chinese state-controlled sources has outnumbered top western media outlets.

Check First publishes its OSINT investigation review process

You might have read some of our investigations, but why should you trust us? In an effort to be as transparent as possible on the way we work, we just published the review process Check First uses prior to any publication of our OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) investigations.

Why is “Nazis” regularly trending on Twitter in Belgium?

An analysis showing how Russian official narratives get pushed whenever “nazis” show up on the platform.

Check First produces a variety of content, from articles to webinars and training. Below is a repository of our public resources, created during the execution of our various projects.