Verified is a

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project to improve access to accurate information. In the project the United Nations seeks to organize a network of millions of online volunteers to curate and fact check information online. Verified has held a social media campaigns using hashtags to raise awareness about misinformation, such as ''#PledgetoPause'', ''#ItsPossible'' and ''#OnlyTogether''. The project is a response to misinformation online related to

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. The project is especially concerned with online distribution of information. India has expressed special interest in the project and is an organizer of it along with 12 other countries.

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has also partnered with Verified.

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