The key elements here are:
Hagiga Wahid aims to mitigate the harmful effects of misinformation, and our community ambassadors play a key role in this process. They serve as the human element in this humanitarian communication network. Participants are briefed on methods of reporting information accurately, and our ongoing training promotes keen observation and attention to detail when reporting. Their ability to compile and retain meaningful and relevant information so ensures that Hagiga Wahid can act on reliable information.
Hagiga Wahid staff supports community ambassadors as they develop their skills in cultural adaptation, so that they are able to work with people from diverse cultural and geographical backgrounds. This will enable them to report on as wide an accumulation of information as possible. They are also encouraged to foster their interpersonal skills, tapping into their respective communities through their networks of family and friends, and reaching out through local social functions to broaden their networks, all while maintaining strong and healthy relationships with community members.
WikiRumours is a web- and mobile-based platform for moderating misinformation and disinformation. The software is free and open source under an MIT license, which means that it can be used for open, commercial, or proprietary use without mandatory attribution. That said, we're always eager to hear the uses for which people employ our software, so please let us know how you're using WikiRumours.
WikiRumours is the brainchild of the Sentinel Project.
WikiRumours is both a piece of software and an implied workflow for triaging and responding to misinformation and disinformation.
There are several unique types of user in WikiRumours, which has conditional logic associated with each user type:
Role | Responsibilities |
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Community member | Enters and annotates rumours in the system |
Proxy | Enters rumours on behalf of other users who may not have direct connectivity to the WikiRumours platform (i.e. intake from walk-ins, SMSes, voicemail) |
Moderator | Triages new rumours and assigns to community liaisons; can update rumour status |
Community liaison | Updates rumour status |
Administrator | Varying levels of permission for modifying rumours, users, website content, etc. |