Ought launches Epistemics Fund with $500k-$5M for fact-checking and provenance tools
NathanpmYoung · x · 2026-11-11
Nathan Young announced the Ought-sponsored Epistemics Fund on Lightcone Commons, planning $500k-$5M in grants for projects that help people find what's true faster. Apply by November 26.
Focus areas include:
- Faster community notes: note-writer teams, AI note writers, rating infrastructure
- Notes beyond social media: fact-checking on podcasts, papers, video, and the open web
- Provenance: C2PA support, reverse video search, synthetic-frame detection
- Reliability tracking: monitoring which public figures are accurate
- Forecasting and prediction markets: trustworthy tools for ordinary people
Every application also enters the standard Lightcone Commons round, where other funders can back it.
Related event: Ought Launches Epistemics Fund With Up to $5M in Grants(5 posts)→
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