How to peek through Dan Schultz’s Truth Goggles, the B.S. detection software

Nieman Journalism Lab by Andrew Phelps | May. 20, 2012 (Opinion)

Last November I wrote about Dan Schultz and his Truth Goggles, a piece of software he’s developing in partnership with PolitiFact that highlights suspicious claims in news articles. It’s as simple as spellcheck.



Now, as Schultz finalizes his graduate thesis at the MIT Media Lab, he’s conducting a user study to understand how people (anonymously) respond to a prototype of the tool. It’s our first look at the software in action, ... Full Story »

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