Verified is a United Nations project to improve access to accurate information. In the project the United Nations seeks to organize a network of millions of online volunteers to curate and fact check information online. [1] Verified has held a social media campaigns using hashtags to raise awareness about misinformation, such as #PledgetoPause, [2] #ItsPossible [3] and #OnlyTogether. [4]
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The project is a response to misinformation online related to COVID-19. [5] The project is especially concerned with online distribution of information. [6]
India has expressed special interest in the project and is an organizer of it along with 12 other countries. [7] wikiHow has also partnered with Verified. [8] [9]
