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How To Fact-Check Social Media
You're right on deadline and need to verify that claim flying around on social networks. Henk van Ess explains how the internet can help you to debunk the internet -- in real time. Tools
You're right on deadline and need to verify that claim flying around on social networks. Henk van Ess explains how the internet can help you to debunk the internet -- in real time. Digital tools
Facebook Graph Search: Boon for Reporters but at What Cost To Privacy?
VVOJ's Henk van Ess previews Facebook's powerful new Graph Search (still in beta). What could be a boon for investigative reporting also raises major privacy issues. Tags:
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Revealing the Secret World of Private Companies
You’d think that getting the names of the shareholders of a company would be fairly easy. Such information should be routinely available. Not if you’re talking about private companies, which have managed to elude public scrutiny even in an era of increasing transparency. Tools
How to Background a Person Using Lexis
ICIJ reporter Kate Willson demonstrates how to background a person using public records on Nexis. Find state or local court records, criminal history, voter registration, property owned, divorce proceedings, neighbors, and more. Read more about How to Background a Person Using Lexis
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How To Search Federal Court Records Using PACER
A video introduction to the Public Access to Court Electronic Records system (PACER). Read more about How To Search Federal Court Records Using PACER
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How to investigate companies on Lexis
A video guide to searching the Lexis database for companies. Read more about How to investigate companies on Lexis
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