CHECK IT!
FOR MORE ACCURATE INFORMATION
Supporting the active fight against misinformation
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WE ARE TACKLING?
The battle against misinformation is one of humanity's greatest online challenges
With the rise of social media and prominence of the internet, a worrying trend of constant misinformation has become apparent. Misinformation promoted across people's digital presence has had many consequences worldwilde, in different areas. It is affecting people's health and well-being and increasing the distrust in healthcare systems worldwide. It is contraproductive in the fight for climate awareness and action. It encourages prejudice and stereotypes that increase the equality gap we see across nations.
Failure of world leaders to address this problem has allowed it to evolve to a point where it's seen as inevitable across social media, and impossible to try and stop.
HOW ARE WE SOLVING THE PROBLEM?
An innovative solution
Check it! Is an innovative software based on computer thinking, artificial inteligence and machine learning that allows you to input any kind of written information and have it scored on its accuracy. The software compares your piece of information to a vast collection of words commonly used in misinformation articles, and through an advanced algorithm, gives your source a rating based on its medical accuracy.
But Check It! is more than just a fancy software. It is a free platform designed to fight misinformation. We have pages with resources that educate people about this subject and we are working on a program to teach and educate people who don't have access to the internet.