Resources
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.
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Influence by Design: How Meta Accepted Russian Propaganda Payments Despite Sanctions
Check First, in partnership with Reset.tech and AI Forensics, unveils the extent to which Kremlin-linked entity SDA have exploited Meta platforms to disseminate propaganda.
CheckFirst joins researchers and stakeholders advocating for access to public data for public interest research
Keeping platforms accountable is at the core of Check First’s mission and values, particularly when evaluating the impact of algorithmic content recommendation on society. Recent changes in the way companies or brands like Twitter and YouTube are altering access to their data are just mere examples of how platforms are affecting civil society’s ability to hold them accountable.
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.