Emergent is a real-time rumor tracker. The idea is to track rumors, like this one:

Claim: White House fence-jumper made it inside the main floor

Each claim is tagged as confirmed true, confirmed false, or unverified. An interesting experiment.

It’s part of a research project with the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University that focuses on how unverified information and rumor are reported in the media. It aims to develop and best practices for debunking misinformation.

You can read more about this research project here.