Disinformation Project
Fighting for Truth
CDR works with civil society organizations to collect, analyze, and report on disinformation.
TWe worked with 45 civil society organizations to create a crowdsourced data set, making information that was previously locked up in the silos of individual organizations available to trusted investigators and researchers. The resulting knowledge has helped civil society fight disinformation by providing a vast, contextualized view of activity in their communities, enabling early intervention and response.
The Problem
Limited Data
Disinformation data gathering was limited.
Complicated Processes
Disinformation data analysis was complicated and not easily done at scale.
Inaccessible Data
Disinformation datasets were inaccessible.
Our Solution
Disinformation Tools and Processes
CDR customized, deployed, and supported our Waterbear platform to allow for easy, contextualized reporting of disinformation.
Making Data Easy to Analyze
Large amounts of data were tagged, made easy to work with, and made available for pattern detection.
Crowdsourcing Disinformation Data
Waterbear enables disparate coalitions of frontline partners to easily collect, and aggregate disinformation.
Making Data Accessible
We ensured disinformation data could be easily accessed by those who can best put it to use.
The Outcomes
Democratized Data
Previously inaccessible disinformation data is gathered, identified and shared, opening up insight into disinformation cases that couldn’t be detected by machines.
Tactics Exposed
Disinformation tactics and targets have been revealed, and ongoing campaigns have been exposed and disrupted.
Smarter Response
Data-assisted strategies can be used to better identify and respond to disinformation.
