Charley Weber Portfolio

In these times of faster-moving, more polarised information sources, I may have come up with a more modern way of filtering, presenting and consuming news and information. Instead of following one or two of our preferred, politically aligned sources, which I argue is keeping us shuttered and under-informed, a bit like stockbrokers do, I suggest we stay abreast of movements at the opposite ends of a spread of different platforms, in this case, AI and fact-checking sources. At least occasionally checking in to these summary sources, to better understand the tactical drift, across left-to-right media in a comparative side-by-side representation, looking at the nature and direction of any spin.

By observing the difference, patterns and bias, in my view, we are watching the detectives, which is the goal of my OSINT compare the AI and fact-checking apps.

I believe information consumers are smart enough to determine what’s going on behind the scenes, given the spread and direction of movement in reporting. Whichever side of the info wars you may be on, you need to be able to monitor, detect and develop an awareness of any emerging bias or difference in the output or claims of various information and fact-checking sources. You can best do that by being able to compare summary results side-by-side. Although for longer analysis and reports, you will likely defer to your preferred news reporting, AI and fact-checking sites.

Click to Compare AI Search Outcomes

Click to Compare Fact Checker Outcomes

AI and fact-checking sites are often our default way to check the mass of facts, lies, clickbait and disinformation swirling around online. However, if the social and media information bubbles we live in are driven by algorithms optimised to generate conflict between polarised groups in order to create engagement, where exactly are we referencing our facts from, and is there discernible bias or difference between the main AI and fact-checking sites?

Most of the outcomes are surprisingly close. But if you experiment with your search prompts and can find bias or clearly false and contestable claims, inform and share the results with your friends online