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A plug-in browser extension that alerts users to unreliable news sources on platforms and outlets, like Facebook, Twitter, and Google. It can be added to Google Chrome and Mozilla browsers. It uses lists of fake news sources as its references to determine what information is accurate and what is fake. When it identifies a story that is potentially false, it flags it with a red banner and presents the message "This website is considered a questionable source." Technologist Daniel Sieradski created the B.S.

Aggie is an open-source social and online media aggregation tool designed specifically for monitoring events in real time. Aggie was first developed to support grassroots, youth-led monitoring of the 2011 Nigerian general elections. The tool has been used widely since then, mostly in social election monitoring efforts. Recently, interest has grown into other domains such as hate speech monitoring and disaster response.

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A Field Guide to “Fake News” and Other Information Disorders explores the use of digital methods to study false viral news, political memes, trolling practices and their social life online. It responds to an increasing demand for understanding the interplay between digital platforms, misleading information, propaganda and viral content practices, and their influence on politics and public life in democratic societies. The guide is freely available via the link in the website.