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Preslav Nakov

Dr. Preslav Nakov, of Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s Qatar Computing Research Institute, leads the Tanbih mega-project, developed in collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT. The project aims to build a news aggregator that limits the effect of fake news, propaganda and media bias by helping users step out of their bubble and achieve a healthy news diet.
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New Tech Aims to Help Societies Learn to Spot Fake News

Qatar’s QCRI and Finland’s Faktabaari make tools that help users from all over the political spectrum realize when they’re getting played.