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Troy-based start-up aims to combat online misinformation

Troy-based start-up aims to combat online misinformation

January 21, 2019 · by Richard · in Our.News, Richard Zack In The News
“What if you could quickly check the “nutritional” information of a news article – the author, the story’s sources, the publisher and any bias the publication may have – like you can check the sodium in a can of soup, sugar content in a cereal box or the protein in a tuna pouch?” Read more at the Albany Times Union.…
Facebook, Twitter make moves to guard against misinformation in 2018 midterms and beyond

Facebook, Twitter make moves to guard against misinformation in 2018 midterms and beyond

November 3, 2018 · by Richard · in Our.News, Richard Zack In The News
“On Oct. 2, New York-based tech startup Our.News has launched a Google Chrome and Firefox browser extension called Newstrition that provides users background information on media publishers for any given article, as well as third-party fact checking.” Read more at USA Today.…
Why this serial entrepreneur in Troy is building a startup to fight misinformation

Why this serial entrepreneur in Troy is building a startup to fight misinformation

November 1, 2018 · by Richard · in Our.News, Richard Zack In The News
“Our.News is developing that application with the Newseum, a Washington, D.C. museum that celebrates free expression and the First Amendment, through a joint venture.”   Thank you, Chelsea Diana and Albany Business Review for this feature!…
Why corporate America isn't freaking out about Democrats' rising fortunes

Why corporate America isn’t freaking out about Democrats’ rising fortunes

October 23, 2018 · by Richard · in Our.News, Richard Zack In The News
“The CEO of Our.News, an online platform that helps users assess the validity of media items, teamed with the Washington, D.C.-based Newseum to create Newstrition, a browser extension that lets users fact-check a story’s sources, rate it and view background information about its publisher….” Read more at The Washington Examiner.…
Twitter accounts suspected in spreading of 'fake news' in 2016 still active

Twitter accounts suspected in spreading of ‘fake news’ in 2016 still active

October 9, 2018 · by Richard Zack · in Our.News, Richard Zack In The News
“I am hesitant to suggest more government regulation, but we are at a critical point,” said Richard Zack, head of Our.News, which describes itself as a nonpartisan misinformation filter web tool. “More transparency from the social networks is needed in every aspect of what they’re doing.” Read more at The Washington Times.…
Richard Zack on Capital Pressroom: Newstrition

Richard Zack on Capital Pressroom: Newstrition

October 2, 2018 · by Richard Zack · in Our.News, Richard Zack In The News
How can you know if the news that you are reading is truly good? A new internet extension seeks to inform news consumers on which sites are “healthy”. Richard Zack, CEO of Our.News, explained how the new extension, Newstrition, works. Thank you, Susan Arbetter and WCNY for this thoughtful interview!…
20 things you don’t know about me: Richard Zack

20 things you don’t know about me: Richard Zack

September 5, 2017 · by Richard · in Our.News, Richard Zack In The News
Thank you to Kristi Gustafson Barlette and the Times Union for this great feature! Richard Zack of Brunswick plans to change that — and make it so your critiquing voice can be heard. Zack is the CEO of Our.News, a web-based news rating platform.…
Telling Real News From Fake

Telling Real News From Fake

July 31, 2017 · by Richard · in Our.News, Richard Zack In The News
Thank you WNYT NewsChannel 13 and Dan Bazile for this great feature on Our.News! Richard Zack, CEO of Our.News, discusses the start-up website’s mission and design with Dan. Our.News aims to provide users with a tool to sort “real”, or honest and balanced, journalism, from “fake”, bias-filled, or inaccurate work.…
New web platform encourages users to rate, validate news

New web platform encourages users to rate, validate news

July 17, 2017 · by Richard · in Our.News, Richard Zack In The News
Thank you Spectrum News Albany and Terry Stackhouse for this great feature on Our.News! Frustrated with the rise of misinformation online, he started brainstorming solutions that might exist with technology. With two business partners last year, Richard co-founded Our.News. It is described as a neutral web platform that lets the public validate what’s true.…
Introducing Our.News

Introducing Our.News

March 7, 2017 · by Richard · in Our.News
I’m excited to announce the creation of our new startup! Our.News is a politically neutral platform to fight back against fake news on the Internet. It enables anyone to easily determine the truth of any news article. Our.news is being founded by serial entrepreneurs Richard Zack & Sean Killary, joined by the ninja developer Vin Ryan. …
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