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Verify News Stories with Confidence

Master newsroom-grade verification workflows across video, audio, sources, data, and geolocation. Project-based learning, expert feedback, and real-world case studies.

  • βœ…Live newsroom labs
  • βœ…OSINT toolkits
  • βœ…Editorial standards
  • βœ…Portfolio projects
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    Project-Based Courses

    Each module culminates in a newsroom-ready artifact: a verification log, a geolocation dossier, or an audio forensics memo.

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    Video & Image Verification

    Frame-by-frame analysis, metadata, reverse image search, and lighting/geometry tells.

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    Audio Forensics

    Spectrogram reading, tamper detection, voice cloning flags, and mic/room cues.

    OSINT geolocation case study

    OSINT Geolocation

    Sun/shadow analysis, signage language, terrain, transit lines, and building facades.

    Workflows You’ll Master

    Built for speed, accuracy, and editorial integrity.

    Source Reliability Matrix

    Triangulate claims across provenance, independence, and track records.

    • β€’ Editorial standards audit
    • β€’ Conflicts-of-interest scan
    • β€’ Funding trail tracing
    • β€’ Consistency checks

    Data & Statistical Hygiene

    Spot cherry-picking, survivorship bias, and misused baselines.

    • β€’ Methodology crosswalks
    • β€’ Sample scrutiny
    • β€’ Confidence intervals
    • β€’ Visualization reality check

    Geolocation & Chronolocation

    Lock a story to a place and time using traces, shadows, and infrastructure.

    • β€’ Transit & signage
    • β€’ Shadow azimuth
    • β€’ Terrain contours
    • β€’ Weather footprints

    Audio/Visual Forensics

    Detect synthetic media, compression artifacts, and splice seams.

    • β€’ ELA & noise floors
    • β€’ Lens distortion
    • β€’ Codec patterns
    • β€’ Voiceprint drift
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    Faster Decisions

    Ship verification memos within minutes, not hours, without sacrificing rigor.

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    Editorial Confidence

    Defensible documentation and reproducible steps aligned with newsroom standards.

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    Tool Fluency

    Hands-on with OSINT kits, metadata tools, and checklists you’ll actually use.

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    Graduate with a Verification Portfolio

    Publish a documented case file per module and receive a signed completion certificate.

    Transparent Pricing

    Pay once, get lifetime access to updates and community discussions.

    Self-Paced

    Go at your own speed with review checklists and quizzes.

    $149
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    Cohort + Mentorship

    Live labs, peer review, and mentor feedback. Includes portfolio critique.

    $349

    Newsroom Teams

    Private workshops and custom playbooks for your editorial desk.

    $1290

    What Editors Say

    β€œOur newsroom cut verification time by 40% and raised standards.”
    β€” A. Rivera, Managing Editor
    β€œHands-on labs made complex OSINT techniques feel accessible.”
    β€” J. Okafor, Investigative Producer
    β€œThe quick-check framework is now part of our daily standup.”
    β€” S. Chen, Desk Editor

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    Full Syllabus

    Video & Image Verification

    • β€’ Reverse image search strategies
    • β€’ Camera metadata & EXIF pitfalls
    • β€’ Lighting, shadows, and lens tells
    • β€’ Frame matching and keyframe diff

    Audio Forensics

    • β€’ Spectrogram literacy
    • β€’ Splice and dub detection
    • β€’ Voice cloning flags
    • β€’ Chain-of-custody logging

    OSINT Geolocation

    • β€’ Terrain and skyline IDs
    • β€’ Transit, signage, and scripts
    • β€’ Sun/shadow temporal anchors
    • β€’ Dossier write-up

    Data Verification

    • β€’ Source provenance
    • β€’ Methodology audit
    • β€’ Visualization sanity checks
    • β€’ Reproduction notes

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