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# Serious about "fake news"? Back Bellingcat
- URL: https://onemanandhisblog.com/2017/03/bellingcat-kickstarter-the-return/
- Published: 2017-03-07T13:54:27.000Z
- Updated: 2024-10-12T08:30:47.000Z
- Author: Adam Tinworth
- Tags: bellingcat, Eliot Higgins, kickstarter, social media verification

Any one paying attention to journalism right now knows that misinformation, disinformation and “fake news” are becoming a more significant part of our cultural landscape. Luckily, we have some very skilled people working to deal with these issue.

![Eliot Higgins](https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2017/03/0628a94530565d7d542483245731ea72_original-650x433.jpg?resize=650%2C433)

In particular, Eliot Higgins and the organisation he founded – *[Bellingcat](https://www.bellingcat.com/?ref=onemanandhisblog.com)* – have been doing stellar work around user content from conflict zones, and debunking propaganda. They’re reliant on funding donations – so if you’re serious about fact-checking and journalism, please consider bunging a few quid their way as part of their latest Kickstarter:

There are rewards on offer, including mugs, t-shirts and exclusive posters by the [artist Molly Crabapple](https://mollycrabapple.com/?ref=onemanandhisblog.com):

![Molly Crabapple art](https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2017/03/8e0a46adde9fd33ea074fe8f58918067_original-650x472.png?resize=650%2C472)

You can back them on [Kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1278239551/bellingcat-the-home-of-online-investigations/?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) – and if you want to know more, one of my Interactive Journalism MA students, [Ella Wilks-Harper](https://twitter.com/ellawilksharper?ref=onemanandhisblog.com), [interviewed Eliot Higgins](http://www.interhacktives.com/2017/02/17/interview-eliot-higgins-bellingcat/?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) for *Interhacktives*.