[2] Coalition members published how-to guides addressing topics such as ethics surrounding "use of eyewitness media" and how to "spot fake footage and hoaxes".
[4] Newsrooms participating in the First Draft's CrossCheck project "cross-checked" each other, debunked stories, and developed methods to hinder "the spread of misleading and fabricated content" for the 2017 French, UK, and German elections.
Claire Wardle, First Draft’s executive director, has stated: “With elections being a prime target for agents who create and spread disinformation, partnering with a research center that focuses on the intersection of media, politics and technology is a natural fit”.
[2] In October 2017, First Draft moved to the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, part of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
[5] In June 2019, First Draft participated in a Trusted News Conference convened by the BBC in response to alleged systemic disinformation during the 2019 Indian general election.