The SaaS company FiO's latest disruptive application combats the proliferation 
of "fake news" on the web. FiO's TruSign is a browser extension that helps 
authors verify the authenticity of their content as it is disseminated online. 
TruSign uses blockchain and AI and currently being trialed on inaccurate 
coronavirus reports that are circulating on social media. 

Developed with FiO's versatile blockchain tool that targets conventional 
businesses, TruSign enables authors to create an indelible signature to attach 
to their works approved publication source and third-party website URLs as they 
spread across the Internet. TruSign's verification indicates that the article 
is from the claimed source and the original author has willingly endorsed the 
piece. 

TruSign solves several problems for authors, readers, and media owners. Authors 
and content creators can now visually certify articles hosting their 
intellectual property, and be alerted to modification or misuse by third 
parties who appropriate it. Readers, in turn, can gauge the authenticity and 
factualness of content before they read or share it. In addition, it encourages 
and promotes the data correctness of content, and disincentivise the spread of 
false and misleading information.

TruSign, developed with GPG and FiO's proprietary technology, works as a secure 
Google Chrome extension with an intuitive user interface. Users must install 
the browser plug-in prior to use. 

To "sign" an URL, the signed-in author can directly click the TruSign icon to 
sign the article's web address and append the signature to the article page. 
The author's signature is created by TruSign's private key and then published 
on the public blockchain. Users can verify an article's signature with 
TruSign's public key. 

TruSign uses a common tiering system to certify the author's verification level 
and manage user features. To display a bronze certificate icon, authors must 
complete basic registration with a verified phone number.

For a higher-level silver certification, authors must verify their real 
identities. Gold certification is reserved for authoritative media and 
well-known opinion leaders who are willing to endorse content with their names. 

TruSign is tested on Facebook, to help combat the spread of misleading and 
conspiratorial news on the coronavirus. This follows FiO's innovative 
blockchain-based volunteering system and the mask distribution map system in 
Taiwan last month. FiO TruSign is tentatively slated to integrate with other 
communication software and applications later this year. Visit www.FiO.one or 
try FiO TruSign www.FiO.one/TruSign. 

SOURCE: FiO