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.

The maze of content moderation on Odysee

Check First uncovered the complex content moderation policies of the Odysee video platform and its underlying LBRY blockchain. Our analysis shows governments are few to ask for take-downs of illegal content.

Mastodon, the rise of the Fediverse

Mastodon, Fediverse, do you already feel lost just by using those 2 words which aren’t quite as new as you’d think? … Flashback

The Francophonie chooses CheckFirst again to run ODIL

CheckFirst is proud to have been chosen again to help run ODIL, the platform for French speaking initiatives fighting disinformation

CheckFirst to join COM-PRESS project

COM-PRESS aims at combating disinformation by equipping journalists with new image manipulation insights and detection methods.

Disinformation on Donbas is only a Google autocomplete away

An investigation to demonstrate how French speaking Belgians were hinted at searching for dubious sources when looking up the word “Donbass” in the Google search bar.

Replay: 22vlalapub, an analysis of political advertising on Meta, Google and Snapchat during French presidential election

We had the pleasure to disclose our findings on 1 September. Watch the replay!

2 years of CheckFirst

“We should work together for good and found a company!”. The exclamation came in between three people who hadn’t met in real life yet, but had spent countless hours fighting disinformation about COVID together during the first wave of the global pandemic.

22vlalapub: an analysis of political advertising on Meta, Google and Snapchat during French presidential election

During 4 months, Check First monitored political advertising using its tool 22vlalapub.fr. Using those data, we conducted a comprehensive analysis of the political advertising landscape on social media platforms during the 2022 French presidential elections.

The French information ecosystem put to test – a report on 2022 French Elections by the Online Election Integrity Watch Group

As a member of the Online Integrity Watch Group, Check First took part in the analysis of political advertising using its tool 22vlalapub

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.