Debunking Fake News: Building a Community-Driven Verification Tool
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About
The #FakeHunter initiative, a project in partnership with the Polish Press Agency and GovTech Polska, resulted in the development of a user-friendly web platform, a browser extension, and a mobile app. These tools enable the public to report and verify suspected SARS-CoV-2 misinformation through advanced algorithms. This suite of tools has proven to be an indispensable asset in the fight against fake news. Read more
CASE STUDY DETAILS
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Polish Press Agency
Agency
Project work
11 - 25 people
3 - 6 Months
<20K
Scrum
FOCUS AREA
Challenge, approach, and impact
Managing the Misinformation Surge
The pandemic sparked an exponential increase in misinformation, especially about SARS-CoV-2, leading to significant public health risks. The challenge was to develop a tool that could swiftly and accurately debunk this fake news while being user-friendly and accessible to a broad audience.
Promoting Universal Participation and Accessibility
To be effective, the platform needed broad user engagement. This called for not only motivating public participation but also ensuring that the #FakeHunter tool was universally accessible, reaching users regardless of their technical abilities or device preference.
Ensuring Optimal Performance under High Traffic
Given the importance and potential popularity of #FakeHunter, we expected high traffic to the platform. We needed to develop a robust system that could handle a large volume of interactions smoothly, catering to two distinct user groups - the public reporting fake news and the fact-checkers reviewing these reports.
Testimonials
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“Project management was very impressive. DO OK developed the client's idea, the impossible, within four weeks. The team complied with deadlines on a regular basis and communicated everything well ahead of time. They had impressive project management skills that allowed them to do the job right in a short period of time. “ Read more
Anonymous
Deputy Director at Polish Press Agency
VERIFIED
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“Project management was very impressive. DO OK developed the client's idea, the impossible, within four weeks. The team complied with deadlines on a regular basis and communicated everything well ahead of time. They had impressive project management skills that allowed them to do the job right in a short period of time. “ Read more
Anonymous
Deputy Director at Polish Press Agency
VERIFIED
![Two blue lines](/_next/static/media/ReviewIconBlue.fcd83256.png)
“Project management was very impressive. DO OK developed the client's idea, the impossible, within four weeks. The team complied with deadlines on a regular basis and communicated everything well ahead of time. They had impressive project management skills that allowed them to do the job right in a short period of time. “ Read more
Anonymous
Deputy Director at Polish Press Agency
VERIFIED
![Two blue lines](/_next/static/media/ReviewIconBlue.fcd83256.png)
“Project management was very impressive. DO OK developed the client's idea, the impossible, within four weeks. The team complied with deadlines on a regular basis and communicated everything well ahead of time. They had impressive project management skills that allowed them to do the job right in a short period of time. “ Read more
Anonymous
Deputy Director at Polish Press Agency
VERIFIED
![Two blue lines](/_next/static/media/ReviewIconBlue.fcd83256.png)
“Project management was very impressive. DO OK developed the client's idea, the impossible, within four weeks. The team complied with deadlines on a regular basis and communicated everything well ahead of time. They had impressive project management skills that allowed them to do the job right in a short period of time. “ Read more
Anonymous
Deputy Director at Polish Press Agency
VERIFIED
![Two blue lines](/_next/static/media/ReviewIconBlue.fcd83256.png)
“Project management was very impressive. DO OK developed the client's idea, the impossible, within four weeks. The team complied with deadlines on a regular basis and communicated everything well ahead of time. They had impressive project management skills that allowed them to do the job right in a short period of time. “ Read more
Anonymous
Deputy Director at Polish Press Agency
VERIFIED
Team Structure
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Client Team
Daily point of contact
Deputy Director
***** *****
The client stakeholders at Polish Press Agency were working closely with the team at DO OK
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Agency Team
Production
5 x Backend Developers
Production
5 x Frontend Developers
Governance
1 x Project Manager
Production
1 x Cloud Engineer