{"id":78848,"date":"2026-10-18T19:16:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T17:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/?p=78848"},"modified":"2026-11-07T19:29:22","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T18:29:22","slug":"how-does-fact-checking-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/be\/how-does-fact-checking-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How does fact-checking work?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>How does fact-checking work?<\/h1>\n<p><iframe  id=\"_ytid_95048\"  width=\"1760\" height=\"990\"  data-origwidth=\"1760\" data-origheight=\"990\"  data-relstop=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/inwWAGG1hQo?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">You see a shocking news story on the Internet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">How do you know if it is true or not?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">This is where the fact-checking begins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">The first step is to find the source.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Who first spread the information? Is there an actual document, statement, or video?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Second, check the date and context.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">An old photo can be presented as a present-day event, and a single sentence can be cut from a complete speech.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Third, compare with other reliable sources.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Just one publication is not proof.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Is it a photo? We check to see where it has been published before.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Is it a video? We are looking for its original version.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Is it a number or a quote? Let&#8217;s go to the original document.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">And in the end, we publish not our opinion, but the verification method and evidence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">The main question of fact-checking is very simple:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">&#8220;How do we know this is true?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">If there is no answer to that question, don&#8217;t rush to spread it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span dir=\"auto\">Ani Sukiasyan<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span dir=\"auto\">The video was produced as part of the Disinformation Flows Monitoring Project.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-965 td-animation-stack-type0-2\" src=\"https:\/\/ishrarmenia.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/logo_opr_amt.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"125\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">#CivilSocietyCooperation #ishrarmenia #ishrfactcheck<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong data-start=\"5592\" data-end=\"5708\"><span dir=\"auto\">The project is implemented with the financial support of the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How does fact-checking work? 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