Certified Information Verifier
A follow-on course for people who already know the basics of quick verification (SIFT, lateral reading) and need to go deeper. You will learn to work like a professional verifier: triage claims by priority, document every step, analyse images and videos, establish where and when footage was recorded, investigate accounts, websites and networks of linked profiles, and trace figures and documents back to their primary source in official registers. The course is designed for students, junior PR and communications staff, journalists, analysts and public-sector communications officers. Every lesson includes step-by-step methods, realistic case studies, printable templates and interactive practice. Complete all lessons and the final test to receive your certificate.
Course contents
- 1The professional verification workflowHow to triage claims, decide what to verify and what not to, and document every check so that it stands up to scrutiny.Free sample lesson16 min
- 🔒Images: metadata, first appearance and manipulationWhat EXIF reveals and why it is often missing, how to combine reverse search tools, how to find the first appearance, and what can be detected in edited and AI-generated images.18 min
- 🔒Video, geolocation and chronolocationHow to break a video into frames, pin down the location using landmarks and maps, and estimate the time from shadows, weather and vegetation.19 min
- 🔒People, accounts and websitesHow to verify who is behind an account, how old a domain is, what archives reveal, and how to recognise networks of linked accounts and coordinated behaviour.18 min
- 🔒Figures, documents and quotesHow to trace the primary source, use official registers, examine PDFs and leaked documents, and protect yourself and your sources.19 min
- 🔒Final testTen questions covering the whole course. Complete all lessons to receive your certificate.15 min