New York Times are leveraging blockchain to counter fake news

The media outlet has been using blockchain technology, as they want to fight fake news.
New York Time is running the project which is called “The News Provenance Project”.

Ken Chigbo Independent Analyst

New York Times revealed that they have been using blockchain technology to confirm the origination of digital files thus intercepting the spread of fake news.

The media outlet said that they are successfully working on a project which is using blockchain technology, as they want fight the ever-spreading fake news.

NYT is leveraging Hyperledger Fabric Permissioned blockchain. The project is called “The News Provenance Project”, it is aiming to explore new ways for publishers to help fight misinformation.

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Ken Chigbo

Independent Analyst

Ken has over 8 years exposure to the financial markets. He started his career as an analyst, covering a variety of asset classes; forex, fixed income, commodities and equities.

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