Fake news has become a major issue worldwide. It’s capable of driving nations’ political paths and influencing elections.
And to help fight this phenomenon, Brazilian agency Artplan and Metro Newspaper turned to technology.
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We all know captcha, that tool designed to check if you are a robot. But, at Metro’s website, it was redesigned. Instead of selecting random images, the user must select which image has a piece of fake news. After the answer, a brief explanation with the true fact appears and the user can move on to comment. Every day, a different piece of fake news was shown, keeping readers up-to-date.
“Journalism is the true guardian of the truth. And everything that can be done to fight fake news is important,” says Cláudio Bianchini, Brazil’s Metro president.
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Zico Farina, Artplan’s creative director adds that “using technology is the best way to fight fake news. And being able to redesign a tool like captcha is a way to use the system at our favour.”
In order to use the tool, just access metrojornal.com.br and comment on any news.
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Source: Artplan
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