Today blockchain firm Everipedia announced its collaboration with news agency The Associated Press (AP) and Chainlink, a decentralized oracle network. The project will enable AP to distribute U.S. election race calls onto a blockchain securely and transparently. And in turn, the blockchain can be used to verify the data is legitimate.
Nowadays, news misinformation is commonplace, with major technology companies like Facebook and Twitter attempting to address the issue to little avail.
In terms of blockchain use cases, the ability to verify that data is accurate and has not been manipulated seems like a pretty valid one. Especially since the Associated Press has a long track record of covering the U.S. elections since 1848 at both local and national levels.
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