<p>Verification is a free beginner-level self-paced course from the Google News Initiative Training Center covering time-saving digital methods to verify the authenticity and accuracy of images, videos, and reports found on social media and across the web.</p><ul><li>Free to access; no application or account required.</li><li>8 short lessons totalling about 50 minutes, with a course quiz at the end.</li><li>Covers Google Fact Check Tools, advanced Google Search operators, reverse image search, Chrome extensions for verification, Google Earth for geolocation, and Google Translate for multilingual content checks.</li><li>Designed for journalists, students, and fact-checkers; useful for anyone evaluating online information.</li></ul><p>Lessons are completed directly in the Google News Initiative learning portal.</p>