Verifying #sandy

Adam Tinworth

30 Oct 2012

It’s been a busy night for the many journalists covering the impact of Hurricane Sandy on New York City, not least in separating the wheat from the chaff:

Is the above photo too good to be true? Yes.
The Atlantic’s Alexis Madrigal goes verifying. In many cases, the real images are more dramatic – and unexpected – than the fakes.
And BuzzFeed’s Andrew Kaczynski looks at one pseudonymous tweeter who was successfully spreading false news…

For reference:- [How to verify content from social media](http://www.journalism.co.uk/news-features/how-to-verify-content-from-social-media/s5/a548645/) - [Organising the social media chaos](http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2011/05/newsrw_-_organising_the_social_media_cha.html) – a news:rewired session on social media verification

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Adam is a lecturer, trainer and writer. He's been a blogger for over 20 years, and a journalist for more than 30. He lectures on audience strategy and engagement at City, University of London.