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Winners of the #FakeHunter Challenge announced

The #FakeHunter Challenge competition to find and verify fake news on the web was organised by the Polish Press Agency (PAP) and GovTech. Pictured: Justyna Orłowska head of the GovTech and Wojciech Surmacz President of Polish Press Agency. Marcin Kmieciński/PAP

The winners of the #FakeHunter Challenge competition to find and verify fake news on the web, organised by the Polish Press Agency (PAP) and GovTech, were announced on Friday night.

News Agency boss gives top tips to finding truth in the COVID-19 era

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), it is important to catch fake news so it does not add to the “infodemic”, a term the WHO uses to describe the amount of incorrect virus claims.

PAP and GovTech Polska invite you to the #FakeHunter Challenge competition

The Polish Press Agency together with GovTech Polska are launching the international competition #FakeHunter Challenge, the idea of which is to catch and expose false information on the web. The competition will be held on November 13th-15th.

Second virus wave accompanied by wave of disinformation - PAP chief

The media should forget their differences and work out a joint project to enable an effective fight against the informational chaos surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, Polish Press Agency (PAP) President Wojciech Surmacz has told the Rzeczpospolita daily.

The hunt for fake news on mobile devices has started. The #FakeHunter app is now available on the App Store and Google Play.

The #FakeHunter application of the Polish Press Agency (PAP) is now available for Android and iOS. Thanks to it, not only computer users, but also mobile device users will be able to report potentially false information.

PAP activates #FakeHunter Chatbot service against coronavirus fake news

The Polish Press Agency (PAP) has activated a new #FakeHunter Chatbot service to verify fake news about the coronavirus epidemic. The service is part of the agency's 2019-launched #FakeHunter project designed to track down fake news about the epidemic.

Three Polish institutions to fight fake news on financial market

The Polish Press Agency (PAP), GovTech Polska, a Polish government technological agency, and the Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) will jointly fight disinformation on the Polish financial market under their #FakeHunter fake news-busting software.

Doctor battles anti-vaxxers to bring facts to the public during the pandemic

With rumours and myths clogging social media, Dawid Ciemięga is determined keep fake news at bay.

PAP, GovTech Polska offer #FakeHunter open source code

The Polish Press Agency (PAP) and GovTech Polska, a Polish government technological agency, have decided to offer an open source code to their landmark #FakeHunter fake news-busting software to anyone interested.

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