The winning team of the Media Development Foundation's (MDF) media and information literacy hackathon TruthTechThon2023, 'Easy Verify', developed software code for a browser extension for information verification.
During the project, Dimitri Jorjoliani and Mikheil Japaridze used MDF's open data to train artificial intelligence. The project is hosted on GitHub, an open platform for developers, and is available to anyone interested in developing similar projects.
GitHub Link: https://github.com/nonprimarygit/MDF_Hackathon
It can be used as a browser extension. Below are the instructions for installation:
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Video Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRXyq2uUdbA
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Additional Tools:
CSE API - https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials
CSE ID - https://programmablesearchengine.google.com/controlpanel/all
CSA PRODUCT - https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/library/customsearch.googleapis.com?project=lostpaws-403810
OPENAI PLATFORM - https://platform.openai.com/settings/profile?tab=api-keys
(Update tokens in main.py in order to have running script. To download weights for deepfake recognition use down.sh in server directory Tests can be done within tests/test.html page. Currently supported: audios, images, videos (DF only), texts (h1 tags)
This material was prepared in the framework of the project - Quality Media and Conscious Media Consumption for Resilient Society (ConMeCo), funded by the European Union and co-funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Its contents are the sole responsibility of the 'Easy Verify' team and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union and BMZ.