Andy Dudfield
@mrdudders.bsky.social
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Head of AI at
@FullFact.org
Long term fan of the web
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Andy Dudfield
PolisLSE
2 days ago
Exciting news! 🎉 Applications are now open for a new edition of the
#JournalismAI
Innovation Challenge, supported by the Google News Initiative. Follow this thread to learn more 👇
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The Times here, getting my name wrong, but not my thoughts on online information
www.thetimes.com/uk/technolog...
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Despite shifting politics and declining support for the industry, Dudfield said the goal hasn’t changed. “We’re fact-checkers. We check facts,”
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The UK’s fact-checkers are sending their AI to help Americans cover elections - Poynter
From person-to-person coaching and intensive hands-on seminars to interactive online courses and media reporting, Poynter helps journalists sharpen skills and elevate storytelling throughout their car...
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2025/the-uks-fact-checkers-are-sending-their-ai-to-help-americans-cover-elections/
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"It doesn’t display the same transparency but it is asking for the same trust " Grateful for the chance to comment on the difference between Grok and
@wikipedia.org
in The Guardian today
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In Grok we don’t trust: academics assess Elon Musk’s AI-powered encyclopedia
From publishing falsehoods to pushing far-right ideology, Grokipedia gives chatroom comments equal status to research
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/03/grokipedia-academics-assess-elon-musk-ai-powered-encyclopedia
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This is my current go to example of what my job is It appears that Russia is using a poor quality fake of the (fame wise) mid level UK comedian Geoff Norcott to try and destabilise Armenia. Why? How? To be seen by whom? It is a never ending journey
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Facts have been checked.
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20 days ago
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I am putting some vision language models through some tests. So I am now looking for examples of vertical video (insta, tiktok, shorts) where the meaning of the video is implied via mime but not said out loud or via text on screen. Send em my way if you have ideas
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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It is the hope that gets you. Every time
about 1 month ago
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I really enjoy this Wales as a tube map vibe, but it necessarily does some absolutely wild things to Welsh geography
livemap.tfw.wales#/aw_en/mapview
about 1 month ago
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This is *so* very interesting. The kind of media we monitor at
@fullfact.org
continues to see these kind of patterns and it is not just the most famous people that are being faked at the moment
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about 1 month ago
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What support do asylum seekers get in the UK? Some facts
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What support do asylum seekers get in the UK? – Full Fact
Can asylum seekers claim benefits, use the NHS or get a free iPhone? We’ve answered some of the most common questions we see about the support given.
https://fullfact.org/immigration/asylum-seeker-support-faqs/
about 1 month ago
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This looks great (though I think now sold out). Sharing because more good things in the world please and also because it is an entire venue I have never heard of metres from my office. London? Hey
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about 1 month ago
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Great
@reutersinstitute.bsky.social
research published today. This on the trust of AI generated search has surprised me. Way higher than I would have assumed. Still striking that billions(?) of people are using search products where less than 50% of people think the first result is good.
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about 1 month ago
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Andy Dudfield
Do you know what would be good news for fact checkers? Anyone who fancied going to the
@fullfact.org
website (the people who wrote the widely used fact check cited by lots of people here) and clicking the donate button. We are a tiny charity and your support helps.
fullfact.org/technology/d...
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about 1 month ago
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Do you know what would be good news for fact checkers? Anyone who fancied going to the
@fullfact.org
website (the people who wrote the widely used fact check cited by lots of people here) and clicking the donate button. We are a tiny charity and your support helps.
fullfact.org/technology/d...
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about 1 month ago
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The first thing we at
@fullfact.org
always ask people when they see something online is how does it make you feel? If it seems too good to be true, take a moment and consider if you should post it/say it on a prime time panel show
fullfact.org/toolkit/
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about 1 month ago
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Make facts open, it makes them more facty. We are nudging our
@fullfact.org
tech work into some old skool transparent working. Cracking post from the team on how we transcribe content below.
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How We’re Using Generative AI to Transcribe Challenging Audio
We build AI tools to help fact checkers monitor the enormous amounts of media they encounter every day. As well as online newspapers and social media posts, our users want to monitor news broadcasts, ...
https://fullfact.ai/blog/using-generative-aI-to-transcribe-challenging-audio/
about 1 month ago
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Sometimes even we don't totally understand why something is happening online. What do you think is going on here?
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Revealed: how fake stories about government plans to curb personal freedoms have spread across social media – Full Fact
TikTok has banned 14 accounts after a Full Fact investigation found false claims about government restrictions have been shared across different social media platforms more than 300,000 times.
https://fullfact.org/politics/fake-stories-uk-government-limit-personal-freedoms/
about 1 month ago
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James Ball
about 1 month ago
What a great idea
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Really pleased to see the Beta version of a new Stats Wales launch. Good stuff.
stats.gov.wales/en-GB
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Find statistics and data about Wales | StatsWales
https://stats.gov.wales/en-GB
about 1 month ago
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The internet can still be alright sometimes. Here is how this AMA went down
www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics...
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about 1 month ago
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Having a little chat about the small topic of AI and the Future of Knowledge tomorrow, Sep 30th, 5:00 – 5:45 PM (GMT+1) Do pop along online if you might be interested.
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AI and the Future of Knowledge | Content Authenticity Initiative
Virtual Event - The rapid proliferation of AI-generated content is threatening the integrity of our information ecosystem. Misinformatio...
https://community.contentauthenticity.org/events/details/content-authenticity-initiative-ecosystem-news-and-trends-presents-ai-and-the-future-of-knowledge/
about 1 month ago
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The boss is doing a Reddit AMA on all things
@fullfact.org
today at 17.00 (UK)
www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics...
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From the ukpolitics community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the ukpolitics community
https://www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics/s/E3zYzLwZJ6
about 1 month ago
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The Guardian has a $320 facts jumper. It's nice. A neat slogan. I also work for a small charity who believes facts matter and has a donation page you can visit.
donate.fullfact.org
about 2 months ago
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For so long we have asked people how does a claim make them feel (if it is too good to be true, it often is) but increasingly we have to ask how does the systematic disruption in the foundations of information make you feel as well.
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2 months ago
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A reminder that our team at
@fullfact.org
offers training on media literacy, AI, Fact Checking and combating misinformation. It is good stuff.
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Full Fact Training – Full Fact
Full Fact is the UK’s independent fact checking charity
https://fullfact.org/training/
3 months ago
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We don't *emphasise* very often
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3 months ago
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Andy Dudfield
3 months ago
"We need an accurate record on issues that are contested"
@cward1e.bsky.social
writes, but the reality is that "information sources are disappearing. This is preventing fact checkers, journalists, researchers and policymakers from doing their jobs."
fullfact.org/technology/m...
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Mis(sing) information: The impact of disappearing archives and data sources – Full Fact
Discover how digital decay and disappearing archives weaken public scrutiny and fuel misinformation.
https://fullfact.org/technology/missing-information-disappearing-archives-data-sources/
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Your classic drum and bass bike ride.
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3 months ago
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I've started writing things on the web a bit more. 3 (three) recent posts how to select what to fact check
www.poynter.org/ifcn/2025/sp...
the brittle rules that makes LLMs seem safe
fullfact.org/technology/h...
some quick thoughts on the Google AI search
www.linkedin.com/pulse/quick-...
3 months ago
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I spend a lot of time looking at bad information on the internet. How on earth does anyone decide which bits need fact checking? We've got some thoughts
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Spotting the harmful needles in the haystack: How fact-checkers select what to check - Poynter
From person-to-person coaching and intensive hands-on seminars to interactive online courses and media reporting, Poynter helps journalists sharpen skills and elevate storytelling throughout their car...
https://www.poynter.org/ifcn/2025/spotting-the-harmful-needles-in-the-haystack-how-fact-checkers-select-what-to-check/
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Andy Dudfield
Peter Cunliffe-Jones
3 months ago
How do fact-checkers select the claims to check? How should we develop a 'harms-based' approach and defend freedom of speech? Great to work with friend & colleague
@mrdudders.bsky.social
on this piece for
@poynterinstitute.bsky.social
Feedback welcome
www.poynter.org/ifcn/2025/sp...
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Spotting the harmful needles in the haystack: How fact-checkers select what to check - Poynter
From person-to-person coaching and intensive hands-on seminars to interactive online courses and media reporting, Poynter helps journalists sharpen skills and elevate storytelling throughout their car...
https://www.poynter.org/ifcn/2025/spotting-the-harmful-needles-in-the-haystack-how-fact-checkers-select-what-to-check/
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Claes de Vreese
3 months ago
Community Notes were never going to replace fact checking. It could offer something else, something complementary. So far it does not look like it is offering much. Saying that it is a new system still being tested is simply not good enough when you are Meta.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Column | Zuckerberg fired the fact-checkers. We tested their replacement.
Our tech columnist drafted 65 community notes, Meta’s new crowdsourced system to fight falsehoods. It failed to make a dent.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/08/04/meta-fact-check-community-notes-test-facebook-instagram/
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Quick fire look at how google's new (in the UK) AI search responds to fact checked claims. Some really good, some really not so good things. Claims are linked in each post and a screenshot of responses I was given from
google.com/aimode
(a thread)
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Google
https://google.com/aimode
3 months ago
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We have gone dark mode for talking about our tech work.
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Full Fact AI - AI-Powered Fact Checking Tools
Full Fact AI is a set of tools developed by Full Fact and used by fact checkers around the world to monitor public debate, find misinformation, and take action.
https://fullfact.ai/
3 months ago
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oh no
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4 months ago
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Looks like an important enquiry. The terms of reference are focused on how can AI affect individual human rights for good or ill, in particular in the areas of: privacy and data usage discrimination and bias effective remedies for violations of human rights?
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New inquiry: Human Rights and the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence - Committees - UK Parliament
The Joint Committee on Human Rights has launched a new inquiry to examine how human rights can be protected in the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
https://committees.parliament.uk/work/9220/human-rights-and-the-regulation-of-ai/news/208676/new-inquiry-human-rights-and-the-regulation-of-artificial-intelligence/
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My whole career is based on the idea of working on web things long enough that I might one day learn how to make something this amazing. A genuine inspiration
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4 months ago
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Google doing a big promo of its AI search in the UK today. Doesn't actually seem to be available?
google.com/aimode
4 months ago
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Andy Dudfield
Matt Walsh
4 months ago
We’re looking for a new colleague at Cardiff University. We want someone to join the school with an established expertise and proven portfolio of research in Media and Communications,
krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...
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Lecturer Teaching and Research - Cardiff University - Job Details
Job Details: Lecturer (Teaching and Research)School of Journalism, Media and CultureCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social
https://krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/home/HomeWithPreLoad?partnerid=30011&siteid=5460&PageType=JobDetails&jobid=2241898
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Sam Jeffers
4 months ago
We
@whotargets.me
mainly focus on political/electoral advertising, but the cost to charity fundraising of this move is going to be enormous. The largest, most well-known charities in Europe will lose access to donors and revenue and therefore will deliver less. People will die.
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@worklesshard.bsky.social
what do you make of this being applied in the UK as well? I can't see any reason it needs to be, but reporting suggests it is?
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Meta to stop running political ads on Facebook and Instagram - Euractiv
The social media giant blames an upcoming EU regulation that would require it to comply with political ads transparency rules.
https://www.euractiv.com/section/tech/news/meta-to-stop-running-political-ads-on-facebook-and-instagram/
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Andy Dudfield
Claire Wardle
4 months ago
I wrote somethingfor
@fullfact.org
about the ways in which the disappearing archive makes their work even harder but more important. I'm a trustee & continue to be amazed at their resiliency in an age of AI slop and attacks against those who investigate accuracy.
fullfact.org/technology/m...
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Mis(sing) information: The impact of disappearing archives and data sources – Full Fact
Discover how digital decay and disappearing archives weaken public scrutiny and fuel misinformation.
https://fullfact.org/technology/missing-information-disappearing-archives-data-sources/
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My current subscription is ÂŁ2 a month so I can play my silly little word games. That is quite the uplift my NYT friends.
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Hey
@archive.org
, we think you are pretty cool
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Mis(sing)information: The impact of disappearing archives and data sources – Full Fact
In an age of digital and big data, archives are extremely precarious. This is why they need to be protected...
https://fullfact.org/technology/missing-information-disappearing-archives-data-sources/
4 months ago
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A great looking role at IF and a really nicely framed job description that looks like it does a good job of explaining the org culture as well as the role.
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Product Lead | Notion
The role
https://brass-gladiolus-d73.notion.site/Product-Lead-2172fcf31906812fa964c23684f59995
4 months ago
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Andy Dudfield
Open Data Camp
4 months ago
Tickets for Open Data Camp 10: Edinburgh are live! Find all the details in our announcement blog post -
www.odcamp.uk/open-data-ca...
Look forward to seeing everyone in Edinburgh in September.
#opendata
#odcamp
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Open Data Camp 10 Pitches Up in Edinburgh!
27-28 September 2025 | University of Edinburgh Business School We’re thrilled to announce that Open Data Camp 10 will take place in the beautiful city of Edinburgh on the weekend of 27th and …
https://www.odcamp.uk/open-data-camp-10-pitches-up-in-edinburgh/
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Is it possible to get transcripts for *everything* on parliament tv? Trying to find the text from the Speaker's Conference (2024) [which confusingly, was today]
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Every podcast I listen to has an advert about how secure WhatsApp is. Every other post I see on here is about how Gemini on Android, by default, can access your WhatsApp messages Security and convenience are hard things to explain. Neither is happening with much clarity.
4 months ago
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