Public opinion can be influenced by malicious actors trying to degrade public trust in media and institutions, discredit political leadership, deepen societal divides, and influence citizens' voting decisions. The rise in AI and algorithmic governance of web apps has led to propagation of racial and gender biases, reaffirmation of beliefs through personalised content, infringement of user privacy, and manipulation of the user and their data. A double-edged sword, AI is used to both spread and counter disinformation. Though the number of fact-checking initiatives has quadrupled from 2013 to 2018, manual fact-checking is increasingly ineffective given the substantial volume of disinformation. So, automated fact-checking (AFC) tools have been developed by non-profits such as Full Fact and Chequeado.