Research

Image: ARIJ’s AFCN Workshop: Fact-Checking Basics – Methodologies and Tools. 27 May 2024. by ARIJ’s AFCN team. The definition of fact-checking 
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by Zara Schroeder, Scott Timcke, and Sandra Makumbirofa On 16 May 2024, researchers from Research ICT Africa (RIA) participated in 
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Herman Wasserman was recently invited to the launch of the Global Technology for Social Justice Lab at the University of 
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Herman Wasserman gave a presentation on ‘Disinformation and Elections in South Africa’ at the conference of the Organization of News 
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by Scott Timcke 1. Introduction AI systems will likely reshape global social and economic relations. Sensing this, several AI governance paradigms 
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Image: This photograph is from a recently held workshop where LIRNEasia unveiled “Dissect” – a cutting-edge web tool employing advanced 
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Image: The Superior Electoral Court (TSE) a branch of the Brazilian judiciary that oversees the country’s election processes. by Iná Jost 
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by Scott Timcke and Zara Schroeder During the course of its studies of the drivers of information disorders in African 
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Image used under license from Shutterstock.com by ARIJ’s AFCN Team. In a world full of ever-evolving technologies such as artificial 
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By Scott Timcke AI systems can now generate persuasive narratives that intersect with projects to make human behaviour predictable by 
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