Media Development Foundation (MDF) invites developers, graphic designers, media literacy specialists, and others who are passionate about digital technologies from all over the globe to hack the fake news challenge on 22-23 October 2020. The aim of the hackathon is to generate new innovative technological ideas to detect and fight malign information operations and fake content.

During the 2 day-event groups of 2-6 participants will be working together with mentors to design innovative tech solutions (games, apps, chatbot, etc.) aiming to identify, expose and analyze misinformation and disinformation and other malign information operations. The hackathon month will be full of training opportunities from our partners from Bellingcat and Facebook, so stay tuned for a big announcement at the beginning of October. ack, the fake news challenge on 22-23 October 2020. 

Each winning team will get $3000 as a prize for production. 

The participants will be chosen based on the filled application. 

Source: Jobs.ge