22. November 2019 at 08:16

A Slovak bot to uncover fake news in Lithuania

Checkbot has checked more than 11,000 links in Slovakia.

Peter Dlhopolec

Editorial

Checkbot from Slovakia, running on Facebook Messenger from March 2019, aims to educate Slovaks about and warn them against disinformation Checkbot from Slovakia, running on Facebook Messenger from March 2019, aims to educate Slovaks about and warn them against disinformation (source: Checkbot)
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Slovakia has its first Facebook bot, Checkbot. It assists people in understanding why some news stories may be misleading. Has Checkbot hit the jackpot since its launch? Dávid Benedig (Seesame) and Tomáš Kriššák (OSF) are here to answer this question and more.

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EXAM TOPIC: Communication

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Checkbot educates and warns. It never tells the truth
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Glossary: Checkbot educates and warns. It never tells the truth
Glossary: Checkbot educates and warns. It never tells the truth

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