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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Resources

“Pravda” Network: Worldwide Expansion and LLM, Wikipedia Pollution

CheckFirst, in partnership with DFRLab, shows how the Russian propaganda and disinformation “Pravda” network extended its coverage and aims (and succeeds) at polluting large language models (LLMs) and Wikipedia. Lastly, we demonstrate the inability of X’s Community notes to aptly address the spread of “Pravda” content on the platform.

Introduction to the CrossOver project

Introduction to the CrossOver project

Crossover is a European project to monitor, analyse and combat algorithmic disinformation.

ODIL, le podcast

ODIL, le podcast

ODIL, the podcast, is a series of interviews with actors in the fight against disinformation in the Francophonie.

The FACT bluepaper

The FACT bluepaper

the FACT network, a new blockchain with a token-based incentive mechanism for a decentralised global information verification system and database network. The FACT network aims to solve various challenges the information industry faces today.

Who is ODIL?

Who is ODIL?

ODIL, the platform of Francophone initiatives tackling disinformation, brings together anti-disinformation initiatives in the Francophone area.

CLARIN Hackathon on COVID-19 Related Disinformation

CLARIN Hackathon on COVID-19 Related Disinformation

In the autumn of 2020, CLARIN organises a virtual hackathon on the detection of disinformation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

About us

Check First is a leading Finnish software and methodologies company, spearheading adversarial research techniques. We believe that everyone should be able to understand how and why content is presented to them. We advocate for online clarity and accountability, building solutions to attain this goal. Partnering with leading institutions, regulators, NGOs and educators, we aim at curbing the spread of disinformation and foreign influence manipulations.

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