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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nTools in the \u201c\u041c\u0435\u0442\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0447\u043a\u0430\u201d section<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
This section (roughly \u201cThe Manual\u201d) is a fact-checker\u2019s library: a search toolkit, guides to verifying photos and videos, materials on AI, webinars and books. There are also simple practical pieces, such as how to check for yourself who really said a famous quote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not just \u201ctrue or false\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Instead of two options, Provereno uses 17 verdicts \u2013 its credibility rating scale. The reasoning is simple: information is rarely a pure fake or one hundred per cent true, and a two-option scale can itself be misleading. Here is what is worth noticing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- \u201cFalse\u201d (\u041d\u0435\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0434\u0430) and \u201cFake\u201d (\u0424\u0435\u0439\u043a) are not the same thing. A fake is a deliberate forgery, while something false may simply be a mistake.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- \u201cTaken out of context\u201d (\u0412\u044b\u0440\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043e \u0438\u0437 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0442\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0442\u0430): the photos, videos or quotes are genuine, but come with a false explanation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- \u201cMisconception\u201d (\u0417\u0430\u0431\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435): a widespread belief with no identifiable author that did not hold up under scrutiny.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- \u201cNot certain\u201d (\u042d\u0442\u043e \u043d\u0435 \u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u043e): an honest \u201cwe don\u2019t know\u201d. There is not enough information to confirm or refute the claim, and that does not mean the team didn\u2019t try hard enough.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
There are separate verdicts for quotes, satire, legends and scams. If a story mixes several techniques, the author and the editor choose the verdict together, and in difficult cases the whole editorial team decides. A handy tip: every verdict on the site is clickable. Click \u201c\u0412\u044b\u0440\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043e \u0438\u0437 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0442\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0442\u0430\u201d, for example, and you will get a whole collection of examples to practise on.
<\/p>\n\n\n\nYou can take part<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Seen a suspicious post? Send it in via the \u201c\u041f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043b\u043e\u0436\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0442\u0435\u043c\u0443\u201d (\u201cSuggest a topic\u201d) form or the Telegram bot @proverenomediaBot. The form has a separate field for people who have already started checking: you can add the sources you have found and your own arguments. A good habit: don\u2019t forward anything doubtful \u2013 start with one question instead: \u201cWhere did this come from?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who is behind the project<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The project was founded by journalist Ilya Ber in 2020; the current editor-in-chief is Daniil Fedkevich. The publisher is a non-profit organisation registered in Tallinn. Provereno is a member of the international (IFCN) and European (EFCSN) fact-checking networks, which regularly review their members\u2019 methods and transparency. That matters, because anyone can call themselves a fact-checker. In spirit, the project is closest to the American site Snopes: alongside politics and war, it tackles health myths, urban legends and \u201cquotes from great people\u201d. Its articles may be republished with attribution (CC BY licence, illustrations excluded). It is a good resource to recommend to Russian-speaking friends and relatives.
<\/p>\n\n\n\nWorth knowing
<\/strong>The site is in Russian only. Not all of its funders are named publicly: the project cites the safety of staff in Russia, and EFCSN assessors have seen the financial documents. The site is blocked in Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Meet in person
Ilya Ber, founder and publisher of Provereno, is our partner. He gives lectures and masterclasses in towns and cities across Estonia, and the schedule of upcoming events can be found on our website under \u201cNews and events\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"You have probably been sent a \u201cshocking news story\u201d, a \u201cquote from a great person\u201d or a photo that looks too good to be true in a group chat. One of the best Russian-language places to get to the bottom of such things is Provereno.Media (provereno means \u201cverified\u201d in Russian). It is a professional fact-checking … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1318,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wds_primary_category":29,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/meediaradar.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/meediaradar.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/meediaradar.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meediaradar.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meediaradar.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1306"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/meediaradar.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1306\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meediaradar.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/meediaradar.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meediaradar.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meediaradar.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}