Fact-checking social media claims (Coursera)

Fact-checking social media claims (Coursera)

By the end of this project, you will be able to fact-check different claims you encounter on different social media platforms. We will walk together through different types of claims (image-based claims, statement-based claims, and knowledge-based claims) and understand how to fact-check each type to reach the correct conclusion.

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In this Guided Project, you will:

  • learn how to fact-check different claims you encounter on different social media platforms.

Learn step-by-step

  1. Introduction and classification of claims.
  2. Fact-checking image based claims.
  3. Fact-checking statement based claims.
  4. Fact-checking Knowledge based claims.
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