>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf9etm8nwAM
Nice find, anon.
Logically’s fact-checking unit falls under the editorial department of Logically Ltd, which is registered in London and has offices in India and the UK. The unit, which employs 24 people directly involved in fact-checking, answers directly to an editor responsible for all editorial matters. Its fact-checks focus largely, but not solely, on India, the UK, and the US. It has plans to beef up its US operation in anticipation of the Presidential elections later this year. The fact-checking unit was boosted considerably earlier this year and is undoubtedly one of the biggest dedicated fact-checking operations currently operating. Being part of an IT company Logically is doing some interesting work using AI and other tech as part of its workflow. But, importantly, the tech is an enabler and not intended to replace the work of humans in the fact-checking process. At the heart of their fact-checking offering is a free Android and iOS app that allows users to submit suspicious online or WhatsApp content to be checked by the Logically team. Users can also upload images for verification via the app.
As a for-profit company, Logically is exploring ways of monetising its fact-checking while maintaining the integrity and independence of its editorial and fact-checking departments.
Of particular interest was their pro-bona work during the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly to detect and track election misinformation. The aim of this initiative, they say, was to help stop the spread of misinformation during the election and mitigate the risks of any consequent civil unrest.
They also partnered, again without any compensation, with the Mysore police in 2020, to provide them with a weekly report on COVID-19 misinformation circulating in the region.
Logically does not rule out charging for this and other similar services in the future with, they say, necessary safeguards in place to keep the commercial and editorial aspects isolated from one another.
They also offer bespoke fact-checking services to users of its app and to B2B clients, well as developing technology to combat mis- and disinformation to a variety of clients, ranging from individuals to newsrooms and governments.
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