New York Times unveils prototype system aimed at inspiring confidence in photojournalism

Misinformation is a big issue online, especially with how quickly false stories are shared. The New York Times R&D team has worked with the Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) on a prototype system 'exploring tools to give readers transparency into the source and veracity of news visuals.' If a picture is worth a thousand words, the picture must be verifiably truthful to its viewers. As CAI points out, it used to be a given that a 'photograph never lies.' However, that hasn't been true for a l...