Jonas Ricker @jonasricker.com PhD student @ruhr-uni-bochum.de, working on generative AI security and deepfake detection
📍 Bochum, Germany
Scholars at Risk Europe @sar-europe.bsky.social 
Scholars at Risk @scholarsatrisk.bsky.social Protecting the right to think, question, and share ideas. Stay connected: https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/email-sign-up/
Website: scholarsatrisk.org
John Cook @johnfocook.bsky.social Researches climate & vaccine misinformation at the University of Melbourne. Founded SkepticalScience.com. Published Cranky Uncle vs. Climate Change. Developed the games Cranky Uncle (crankyuncle.com) and Cranky Uncle Vaccine (crankyunclevaccine.org)
Hanna Drimalla @drimalla.bsky.social Human-Centered AI Researcher
Nina Hahne @ninahahne.bsky.social 💻 Science manager @cais-research.bsky.social
📙 Deputy editor @policyr.bsky.social
PhD from @unihalle.bsky.social
✒️ #writing #digitaltransformation #openaccess #ruhrgebiet📍
Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social Senior Correspondent ARD London 2008- 2025 • previously Warsaw/New York • Loving London • Living on a Narrowboat • Also writing for Prospect/Blaetter and others.
Christian Fahrenbach @cfahrenbach.bsky.social German Journalist in NYC.
Simon Berlin @simon.berlin Ich schreibe über das Internet. Manchmal sterben dafür Bäume. Aber für gute Texte finde ich das okay.
Dan York @danyork.bsky.social All things Internet | Emerging tech | AI | LEO satellites | Security | Privacy | Wikipedia|Rotary|ITDRC|Vermont|Author|Speaker|Podcaster
Senior Director, Online Trust & Safety, Internet Society
More: danyork.me and https://mastodon.social/@danyork
Dr Julia Shaw @drjuliashaw.bsky.social Criminal Psychologist 🎙️ TV & Audio Presenter 📚 Author. Next book: GREEN CRIME, on the psychology of environmental crime, out now. drjuliashaw.com
Ivar Braten @ivabra.bsky.social Emeritus Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Oslo Norway
Oskari Virtanen @ovirtanen.bsky.social Local shadowy figure/psychologist. Doing cog psych PhD stuff on reading, source credibility, social media etc @ University of Turku. On free time: fungi hunter, beer drinker, film watcher, scout volunteer-er. he/him
D. I. Burin @diburina.bsky.social Universidad de Buenos Aires - CONICET
Collaborating with PsySciAcc, ABRIRpsy, MetaDocencia
Working memory, metacognition, multimedia comprehension
R, open science
Lucy Butler @lucy-h-butler.bsky.social Postdoc @ the Network Science Institute, Northeastern University.
The Society for Text & Discourse @textdiscourse.bsky.social The Society for Text and Discourse is an international society of researchers who investigate all aspects of discourse processing and text analysis.
digitalrechte @digitalrechte.bsky.social Das Zentrum für Digitalrechte und Demokratie verbindet Aktivismus mit journalistischem Denken - faktenbasiert, konstruktiv und strategisch.
Wir stärken Demokratie und digitale Grundrechte.
Tom Costello @tomcostello.bsky.social research psychologist. beliefs, AI, computational social science. assistant prof at Carnegie Mellon
Indicator @indicator.media Indicator.media publishes original reporting, in-depth investigations, and practical tutorials on OSINT tools & techniques. We provide engaged citizens and professionals with the knowledge they need to fight digital deception.
Almog Simchon @almogsi.bsky.social Assistant Professor at Ben-Gurion University. Computional social psychologist. Studying social media, misinformation, polarization and language
Yara Kyrychenko @yarakyrychenko.bsky.social PhD candidate @Cambridge | Responsible AI, intergroup conflict, misinfo, social media | yarakyrychenko.github.io
Prof Aleksandra Cichocka @alekscichocka.bsky.social Political psychologist at the University of Kent.
Petter Törnberg @pettertornberg.com Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science at University of Amsterdam
Studying the intersection of AI, social media, and politics.
Polarization, misinformation, radicalization, digital platforms, social complexity.
Mikey Biddlestone @mikeybiddlestone.bsky.social Research Associate @COSPIRACY_FX @KentPsychology @UniKent. Studying Misinformation | Conspiracy Beliefs | Political Psychology (he/him).
Martin Fehrensen @martinfehrensen.eurosky.social Your Favorite Personal Internet Browser || Ich schreibe seit 2013 einen Newsletter darüber, wie Plattformen und KI unsere Gesellschaft verändern | Newsletter, Podcast & Radar: socialmediawatchblog.de | Kontakt & Blog: martinfehrensen.de
Nicolai von Ondarza @nvondarza.bsky.social Political scientist with a passion for EU affairs, Geek with a passion for technology. Senior Fellow in Europe Division at @SWP-Berlin.org. Associate Fellow @chathamhouse.bsky.social Europe Programme. All views are personal. Journey before Destination.
Bastian Purrer @bastianpurrer.bsky.social Gründer NGO human-internet.org (Tech gegen Bots & Disinfo)
HBS'20,
🌹SPD Berlin Treptow
Arbeiterkind. ⚽️HSV 🟦⬜⬛
Freie Märkte➡️konsequente Umverteilung & Solidarität.
Nach 13 Jahren🇺🇸🇮🇩🇸🇬🇯🇵🇰🇷🇮🇱 wieder zuhause.
linkedin.com/in/bastianpurrer
Marianna Spring @mariannaspringbbc.bsky.social BBC’s Social Media Investigations Correspondent | Radio 4 podcasts | @BBCPanorama & current affairs | #Americast host | ARIAS & British Podcast best host
Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social White House reporter at the Washington Post. Focused on politics, policy and public health. Democracy dies in darkness.
Find me on Signal: username dan_diamond.01
Alexandre Capron @alexcapron.bsky.social Journaliste fact-checkeur à @TF1 pour les Vérificateurs, OSINT et enquête traces numériques
David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social Reporter @WIRED covering disinformation, online extremism, and election hucksters. https://www.wired.com/author/david-gilbert/
Got a tip? Get in touch
• Email: david.gilbert@wired.com
• Signal: @DavidGilbert.01
Daniel Dale @ddale8.bsky.social I’m a senior reporter at CNN.
David Puente @handle.invalid Fact-checker journalist. Deputy editor @open.online (Ifcn verified signatory)
http://open.online/c/fact-checking
Tess Owen @tessowen.bsky.social Senior video correspondent for WSJ. Previous: words & reporting in New Yorker, NY Mag, Guardian, WIRED & VICE News etc. Send tips and say hi by email tess.owen@wsj.com, or signal tessowen.77
Hannah Covington @hannahcov.bsky.social All things media literacy @newslit.org
Craig Silverman @craigsilverman.bsky.social Cofounder of https://indicator.media, your essential guide to understanding and investigating digital deception. Sign up for free! Investigative journalist and OSINT trainer.
https://craigsilverman.ca
Max Bernhard @mxbernhard.bsky.social investigative journalist @ CORRECTIVㅣDowJones & WSJ alumㅣprevious work Lighthouse Reports, DW, Guardian, Wired and othersㅣOSINT, Tech, AI
Sarah Thust @timetodiscover.bsky.social Journalistin bei correctiv.org/faktencheck | Porträt von Ivo Mayr
Hier privat mit den Themen: Faktencheck, Osint, Medienkompetenz, Telegram, Kambodscha und Frankreich
Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social Founder and creative director of Bellingcat and director of Bellingcat Productions BV. Author of We Are Bellingcat.
Brent Lee @brentlee.bsky.social Host / Producer of Some Dare Call It Conspiracy podcast. Former conspiracist turned debunker. Now that I debunk conspiracy theories, I have become an actual conspiracy theory. True story.
Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social Now: News Literacy Project. Then: WSJ tech columnist, AllThingsD, Recode, D & Code conferences, Verge, CTRL-WALT-DELETE. Opinions are purely personal.
Alex Murray @leguape.bsky.social Equal opportunities verificator of stuff (just don't call it OSINT near me) since 2010. Would rather be riding a bike. Low key Puglian tourism & alcohol free drinks influencer.
Neil SandersSDCIC @neilsanderssdcic.bsky.social Host of Some Dare Call It Conspiracy Podcast
www.somedarecallitconspiracy.com
Likes punk rock, crust punk, black metal, golden era hip hop, The Cure, Skinny Puppy and the Beach Boys. Withnail and I, American Psycho, Glengarry Glen Ross. 
Lead Stories @leadstories.com Fact checking site looking at the most trending hoaxes on the Internet.
https://leadstories.com
JK @jaskiratsb.bsky.social Global Head of Editorial Operations at @logicallyfacts.bsky.social
(counter-misinformation, fact-checking, media literacy).
Also.
News Junkie 🗞 | Caffeine Addict ☕️ | Motorcycle Something 🏍 | Pop Culture Trivia Geek 🤓 | Shutterbug 📷 | LLAP 🖖
Mark Little @marklittle.bsky.social Journalist entrepreneur. Talking media/tech/democracy. Founded Storyful. Co-founded Kinzen. Worked Spotify & Twitter. Ex-foreign correspondent 🇮🇪
Mike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social Conspiracy theory journalist, expert witness, TPM contributor, Eaton Fire survivor. Wrote JEWISH SPACE LASERS, THE STORM IS UPON US, and ZERO CONTAINMENT (Fall 2027). rothschildmd@protonmail.com for tips, interviews, collaborations. Not A Rothschild.
Sohan Dsouza @sohandsouza.info 🥼 @MPIB-Berlin.bsky.social;
📚 computational social science, disinformation/polarization, crowdsourcing, OSINT;
🎓 @MIT.edu @MediaLab.bsky.social, @DFRLab.bsky.social #DigitalSherlocks;
📍 London, England;
https://www.sohandsouza.info
Marc Owen Jones @marcowenjones.bsky.social Associate Professor Northwestern University in Qatar | Studies Disinfo, Digital Repression & Gulf Politics | Author Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East (Hurst & OUP) Political Repression in Bahrain (Cambridge University Press) | Cat Fancier
Matt Ross @ncmattrossie.bsky.social Client Ops - Logically Facts | formerly North Carolina, currently Ireland | Opinions mine 
Chelsea J. Carter @chelsorelse.bsky.social Editor. Writer. Producer. All-around newshound. Breaking news survivor. Senior editor/International Teams Manager at Lead Stories (@leadstories.bsky.social) Just the facts, please.
Maarten Schenk @mschenk.bsky.social Fact checker. Co-founder of leadstories.com.
Andy Dudfield @mrdudders.bsky.social Dork.
AFP Fact Check @factcheck.afp.com Fact-checking by AFP News Agency.
Official account of the world's biggest news fact-checking network. Also on Instagram: @AFPFactCheck
Help us fight misinformation https://factcheck.afp.com/contact
Daniel Funke @dpfunke.bsky.social 🔎 Head of digital investigation for Asia-Pacific @afp.com @factcheck.afp.com • Past lives: USA Today, PolitiFact, Poynter • UGA alum
📍 Hong Kong via DC
factcheck.afp.com
Alan Duke, Fact Checker @alanduke.com CoFounder of LeadStories.com, US Army & CNN veteran.
Richard Ngamita @ngamita.bsky.social studying how threat actors leverage AI for surveillance, influence operations and violent extremism.
Dr. Joe Ondrak @theondrakguy.bsky.social Cultural intelligence, OSINT & digital policy ¦ human-digital flows; digital narratology; semantic threats; cognitohazards; extremism ¦ PhD on horror; creepypasta; digital fictions & how they shape our collective online experience.
Read the book Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @jphillll.bsky.social Earthseed | Abolition | Anti-capitalism
Read my writing, if you want 👇🏻
www.jphilll.com
Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social Human(e)
Media, politics and stuff
Dep Head DW Deutsche Welle R&D
Boards: EDMO, CEDMO, GADMO
Lecturer: Free University Berlin
Media Literacy Trainer: Lie Detectors
More: https://about.me/jospang
Full Fact @fullfact.org Full Fact is the UK's independent fact checking charity. We put reliable evidence at the heart of public debate so you can make sense of what matters.
www.fullfact.org
vera.ai @vera-ai.bsky.social VERification Assisted by Artificial Intelligence. Research project co-funded by HorizonEU. Makers of InVID-WeVerify-vera.ai verification plugin, plus much more! Focus: countering disinformation. Here: project owners’ views.
https://www.veraai.eu/home
EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu Independent EU-focused NGO whose mission is to raise awareness on #disinformation & contribute to a better information landscape.
Lorena Martínez @lorenamjz.bsky.social Journalist. Head of Editorial Operations in UK & EU @logicallyfacts
Claire Wardle @cward1e.bsky.social Associate Professor, Dept of Communication, Cornell University. Bit partial to information ecosystems.
AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social Checking misinformation by public figures and on social media. IFCN signatory and Meta fact-checking partner.
FactCheckNI @factcheckni.bsky.social FactCheckNI is Northern Ireland’s first and only dedicated not for profit fact checking and training service. Accuracy matters.
Anuj Chopra @anujchopra.bsky.social Disinformation correspondent, AFP. New America Fellow. Based in Washington D.C. Past lives: New York, Riyadh, Kabul, Hong Kong, Pune. Ex-Knight Bagehot and Dart Center Ochberg Fellow at Columbia University. Scoops, food recs? anuj.chopra@afp.com
Peter Cunliffe-Jones @pcunliffejones.bsky.social Information effects at Facts Matter Research | visiting researcher at Uni Westminster | founder africacheck.org | new book: “Fake news - what’s the harm?” available in print or as free e-book https://www.fulcrum.org/concern/monographs/3197xq21t?locale=en
Melissa Goldin @melissagoldin.bsky.social News Verification Reporter @apnews.com
Previously: @newsguard.bsky.social | mgoldin@ap.org
apnews.com/ap-fact-check
melissagoldin.com
Jane Lytvynenko @janelytv.bsky.social Reporting on tech and conflict for NBC News.
Previously WSJ, Harvard Shorenstein Center, BuzzFeed News.
Email: jane.lytvynenko@nbcuni.com
Signal: janelytv.74
Currently based in New York.
Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social Author. Find me on Substack at https://glennkessler.substack.com/
Hebe Campbell @hebecampbell.bsky.social Video Journalist and Presenter at The Independent. Covering disinformation/social media.
Gary Munnelly @gary-munnelly.bsky.social Academic with the Adapt Centre in Trinity College Dublin. Currently applying what I know towards tackling disinformation and hate speech online. Also the guy behind Fourteen Screws.
🔗 linkedin.com/in/gary-munnelly-111bb919
🔗 fourteenscrews.com
Science Feedback @sciencefeedback.bsky.social Scientists sorting fact from fiction in scientific media coverage.
➡️ science.feedback.org
French account: @sciencefeedback-fr.bsky.social
Marco Silva @bbcmarcosilva.bsky.social Senior journalist with #BBCVerify, reporting on climate change mis- and disinformation. @BBCNews 🔎
antibot4navalny | bot blocker | блокировщик ботов @antibot4navalny.bsky.social Exposing troll farms: 🇷🇺🇺🇦 and beyond
Cited by: @washingtonpost.com @nytimes.com @financialtimes.com @CNN.com @Wired.com @afpfactuel.bsky.social @LeMonde.fr @SZde.bsky.social @TheTimes.com @NBCnews.com @EFE.com
𝕏 / 🐦: antibot4navalny
Lydia Morrish @lydmorrish.bsky.social Investigative journalist focusing on tech, disinfo, OSINT, culture, inequality. Currently editing & fact checking at @tbij.bsky.social. Formerly Reuters, WIRED, CNN, Sky News Data & Forensics etc ✨
Wolf France @wolffrance.bsky.social Journalist & factchecker Knack.be | Climate, data and disinformation | contact: wolf.france@knack.be
Uzair Rizvi @rizviuzair.bsky.social Independent fact checker, AI & OSINT guy
Previously head of Media-AI Literacy & Training @logically 🇬🇧
Led 🌏 Biggest Election Fact-Checking network 🤝Google 🇮🇳 ‘24
Former @afp.com 🇫🇷
#misinformation #factchecking #AI #osint #medialiteracy
The Journal FactCheck @factcheck.thejournal.ie A project by @thejournal.ie to tackle misinformation in Ireland.
Heard something dodgy? Email factcheck@thejournal.ie or WhatsApp us on +353 83 876 0971.
David Mac Redmond @davidmacredmond.bsky.social Journalist with The Journal.
Part of the FactCheck team.
I have opinions but I don't take credit for all of them.
@thejournal.ie
@factcheck.thejournal.ie
factchecking.ie
Siri Christiansen @sirichr.bsky.social Frilansjournalist och faktagranskare 🤖
Iryna Hnatiuk @irhnatiuk.bsky.social Fact-checker at Logically Facts
Focused on geopolitics, health misinformation, and conspiracies
Dean Miller @2dogs0waiting.bsky.social Managing editor @LeadStories.com, Beating skull against wall since '85 as a reporter, editor, author, prof and spox for Local #3 Union of Inkstained Wretches.
Gratuitous dog content is not something I am working to fix.
Michelle Amazeen @commscholar.bsky.social Associate Dean of Research, College of Communication
Associate Professor of Mass Communication,
Director, Communication Research Center,
Boston University
New book – Content Confusion: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262553605/content-confusion/
Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social Social scientist @yalesph.bsky.social exploring how we form beliefs and make sense of health information in the age of AI. Author of Misguided. https://amzn.to/48zTs59
https://matthewfacciani.substack.com
www.matthewfacciani.com- J Jonathan B Mathew @jonathanbmathew.bsky.social AI + Information Integrity
Views = my own
Aoife Gallagher @aoifegall.bsky.social Fellow at @isdglobal.
Previously, Investigations @ Storyful.
**Taking a break**
Author of Web Of Lies: The Lure and Danger of Conspiracy Theories.
https://www.dubraybooks.ie/product/web-of-lies-9780717195121
🇮🇪🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇵🇸
Cory Bergman @corybe.com Cofounder and chief product officer @factal.com. Journalist entrepreneur, AI nerd. Former Breaking News, NBC News. Seattle
Stephanie Burnett @stephanieburnett.bsky.social 
@hardikvyas.bsky.social @hardikvyas.bsky.social 
Dan Evon @dnove.bsky.social Writer for the News Literacy Project. 
K. Jabłonowski @kjablonowski.bsky.social Journalist and fact-checker based in Warsaw, Poland; writing on #disinformation, #propaganda.
Reuters Fact Check @facts.reuters.com 
@rachaelkennedy.bsky.social @rachaelkennedy.bsky.social 
Tim Jones @themisterlibrary.bsky.social '25 SLJ Librarian of the Year 🎉 '24 LJ Mover & Shaker 🎉 '23 Nat’l Media Literacy Teacher 🎉 '22 KY Librarian of the Year 🎉 Second City Alum 🎉 Co-Owner of nimcoinc.com 🎉 Book in 2026
linktr.ee/misterlibrary
#Skybrarians #TLSky #EduSky #BookSky