Verification Know Your Source: An interactive journey into Ruptly's transparent verification process Know Your Source is our new website that offers you support in spotting misinformation in online news. Whether you’re working in the media or a member of the public, this resource has something for you.
Coronavirus Validating images from an overloaded Hong Kong hospital amidst a surge in Omicron COVID-19 cases Our team was recently on location at Caritas Medical Centre to observe the impact of Hong Kong’s fifth wave on one of the busiest medical facilities in the city.
News Verification Authenticating striking footage from the latest round of clashes between protesters and security forces in Khartoum. Our team was present in the Sudanese capital on January 30 to witness intense clashes between anti-coup protesters and security forces. On January 30, another round of protests began in
Syria Validating our coverage of the ISIS prison break attempt and resulting clashes with Kurdish-led forces in Al-Hasakah, Syria. Our team was present in Geweran neighbourhood, Al-Hasakah, amid days of fighting between ISIS fighters and members Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after a prison break attempt on the Kurdish controlled
News Verification Verifying images of the devastating air raids on Sana’a and their aftermath Our team in Sana’a captured footage of airstrikes on Yemen’s former capital by Saudi-led coalition warplanes. They were also on-location to film the destruction caused by these strikes
News Verification Validating images from the devastating floods in Jakarta. Our team was present amid intense tidal flooding in the north of the Indonesian capital which left vast swathes of the city submerged. On December 2nd, neighbourhoods in the north
News Verification Covering the implementation of Nigeria’s new vaccine restrictions as unvaccinated civil servants were denied access to their place of work. Our team in Abuja was present as several Nigerian civil servants were refused entry to their offices at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment as they were unable to
Yemen Verifying material from an anti-US march in Sana’a Our team in Sana’a was on the ground for a large-scale rally in the country’s former capital denouncing US involvement in the ongoing conflict - here is an
News Verification Validating footage in the aftermath of the Kabul Airport bombings Our team was on the ground at Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital in Kabul on the day after a deadly ISIS-K attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport.
User-Generated Content Verifying footage from a civilian caught up in the chaos at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai Airport Our User Generated Content team was able to source and verify footage from an Afghan national amid distressing scenes at the capital’s airport as hundreds attempted to flee the Taliban.
Visual verification The Taliban's resurgence covered from a strategic border crossing Our team on-the-ground has covered unfolding events around the Bab-e-Dosti border crossing, travelling between Pakistan and Afghanistan to film the resurgence of the Taliban.
Visual verification Covering the reopening of a vital coastal highway in war-torn Libya Libya recently reopened a vital Mediterranean coastal road linking the east to the west of the country, after a closure that lasted for more than two years amidst civil war. We covered the story and validated the footage in our newsroom. Watch how:
Visual verification Authenticating coverage from Mexico's student massacre march Demonstrators recently marched through Mexico City to honour the student victims of the 1971 massacre known as 'El Halconazo. This video shows how we authenticated our cameraman's on-the-ground coverage of the event.
Visual verification Visual verification from assignment in former ISIS heartland Scenes of destruction still dominate the city landscape of Mosul seven years after it fell under the control of the so-called Islamic State. This video is an insight into how we validated first-hand drone footage of the ruined city.
Visual verification Authenticating our coverage of Colombia's social unrest Colombia has seen significant social unrest in recent months, triggered by anti-government national strikes. Our cameraman in Bogotá has covered ongoing developments in the capital - here's an insight into how we have validated that coverage.
Visual verification Validating eyewitness coverage from DRC volcano eruption Thousands of local residents fled their homes on foot after Mount Nyiragongo erupted near Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This video details how we validated the coverage of our team on-the-ground.
Visual verification Verifying first-hand footage of deadly clashes in the West Bank A large-scale riot in Al-Bireh in the West Bank this week led to intense clashes with Israeli soldiers who fired live ammunition and tear gas at Palestinian protesters. This video details how we verified our cameraman's first-hand footage.
Visual verification Validation insight into Ruptly's Gaza coverage Our team of cameramen on-the ground have covered every development in the latest series of violence between Israel and Palestinian militants. This video from Gaza is an insight into how our newsroom validates their footage.
Visual verification Verification of India's coronavirus second surge This video is the first in our new verification video format that will show the validation and verification process we apply in our newsroom to the footage we receive from our cameramen around the world.
News Verification How to adapt your newsroom to ensure fact-checking excellence (Webinar) Fact checking needs to be an organization-wide culture. In this webinar we talk about how we did it at Ruptly, and offer an insight on how you can integrate an agile verification process in your newsroom.
COVID-19 Italy’s great challenge: COVID-19 through the camera lens This verification mini-documentary details the video validation and verification work behind our full coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy. It presents a case study of how our newsroom has covered the pandemic across countries and regions.
Verifying video in the pandemic era (Webinar) Held in conjunction with the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), this webinar presents the transparent validation and verification procedures at the heart of our fact-checking work.
News Verification Balance of power: Reporting the shifting control in northeast Syria This new video concept epitomizes our daily validation work and all the fact-checking processes we have developed in our newsroom since launching the Ruptly Verification Unit one year ago.
COVID-19 COVID-19: Sourcing and verifying user-generated content to report the human impact (Webinar) This Ruptly Verification Unit webinar focuses on our comprehensive approach to covering the Coronavirus pandemic through the social moments shared online.
News Verification COVID-19: Tracing the human impact The Ruptly Verification Unit explains its holistic approach to User-Generated Content (UGC), guiding our newsroom to appropriately cover the COVID-19 pandemic, from epidemic in Wuhan to global outbreak.
