AN INTRODUCTION TO COUNTERPEDIA

The Nine

Find subjects, inspect documents, run Check, and retrieve saved results.

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Counterpedia links the questions you ask with the documents behind them. These nine stories show how to explore, investigate and continue the work.

Choose one that interests you. Each stands on its own, with original material to explore and a practical way to begin.

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01 / CHOOSE YOUR EXPERIENCE

Nine ways to explore and use knowledge

Find an answer, follow connections, investigate, inspect sources, compare history, evaluate a statement, conduct research, preserve your work or use agents. Each journey has its own useful finish.

01 / DISCOVER

The Statue of Liberty viewed from below, holding a torch and tablet above its stone pedestal under a pale sky.

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Ask & DiscoverStatue of LibertyStart with the monument, not a search box. The answer is a starting point.Read experience

02 / CONNECT

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Explore the Knowledge UniverseBoeing 737 MAXTwo crashes. A software system. A certification trail. See the connections.Read experience

03 / INVESTIGATE

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Read & InvestigateTheranosWhat did Theranos tell investors—and what did regulators allege? Go behind the headline.Read experience

04 / TRACE

U.S. Coast Guard photograph of the Deepwater Horizon fire in April 2010

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Follow Original SourcesDeepwater HorizonAn offshore explosion led to several different investigations. Follow it to the original.Read experience

05 / REVISIT

Schematic illustration of the Titan submersible

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Explore History & ChangeTitan SubmersibleA chronology is not yet a version history. See the record before it changed.Read experience

06 / QUESTION

Illustrative photograph of a Volkswagen Golf Mk6 automobile, not evidence about emissions

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Check InformationVolkswagen DieselgateThe EPA notice is a claim you can actually inspect. Put the claim to the test.Read experience

07 / RESEARCH

Photograph of a protest in Parliament Square related to Cambridge Analytica

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Conduct ResearchCambridge AnalyticaFollow the data from an app to a public investigation. Follow the unanswered.Read experience

08 / CONTINUE

NTSB aerial image of the February 2023 East Palestine train derailment

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Save, Share & ContinueEast PalestineThe first report is not the final word. Never lose the thread.Read experience

09 / EXTEND

Historical diagram from an edition of Galileo's writings

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Work With AgentsHistory of ScienceCan an agent preserve a public record's identity? Give your agents a source trail.Read experience

02 / LEARN THE PRODUCT

Task instructions

Instructions for searching, source inspection, Check, private retrieval, citation, and software access.

01Welcome to Counterpedia

Choose a starting point and finish with either a better-understood subject, an original source you can cite, or a clearly defined question for further investigation.

Open chapter ↗02Your first five minutes

Finish one small research task and keep enough information to return to what you found.

Open chapter ↗03Understanding your workspace

Recognize the main destinations, choose the next page for your question, and understand why some operations require a signed-in identity.

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Compare the record and version on return.

Keep the object reference, cited version, and required retrieval material. Distinguish reopening a saved result from running a new assessment.

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