Shane GreenupLearn From the Skeptic CommunityI was at an event the other night for a sneak-peak preview of Factmata’s new counter-fake-news tool, briefr, and during a typical…Jul 6, 20182Jul 6, 20182
Shane GreenupWe won’t solve the misinformation problem with systems which adjudicate on truth or on who to trustAs you can see in the list of active efforts to solve the misinformation problem, nearly all of them are attempting to address the…Jun 18, 20183Jun 18, 20183
Shane GreenupinMisinfoConCatalogue of all projects working to solve Misinformation and Disinformation<A work in progress — continually updated — please get in touch with corrections and additions>Jun 9, 20184Jun 9, 20184
Shane GreenupSolving misinformation for the public, not for experts.(a poorly written, unedited, brain dump — because I need to publish more often and stop criticising myself into inaction)Jun 4, 20182Jun 4, 20182
Shane GreenupThat ‘Fake News’ TermI have found myself using the term Fake News more than any other word or phrase to describe what I, and many others, are fighting against…Mar 19, 2018Mar 19, 2018
Shane GreenupWhat is The Socratic Web?The Socratic Web refers to the web as you know it, but all content that has ever been critiqued, contradicted, or argued against, provides…Nov 9, 20172Nov 9, 20172
Shane GreenupinMisinfoConIs Facebook Flagging Fake News, or Just Filtering It?After getting ahold of a letter from a Facebook executive, Buzzfeed revealed that flagged content on Facebook see an 80% reduction in…Nov 1, 20171Nov 1, 20171
Shane GreenupinNewCo ShiftContext is for Kings — Facebook’s Latest Innovation Against Fake NewsFacebook has recently announced a new feature being tested in their newsfeed which adds context to shared links.Oct 10, 20173Oct 10, 20173
Shane GreenupIntroducing The Socratic Web…I spoke at the University of Sydney yesterday as part of the Post Truth Initiative seminar series.Sep 22, 2017Sep 22, 2017
Shane GreenupinNewCo ShiftHow to End Google’s MonopolyOver a year ago I said Google would never implement a fact based assessment in their algorithm because I thought they would understand that…Aug 3, 201757Aug 3, 201757