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Investigating disinformation narratives webinar announced by IFCN

The free webinar is a gift to journalists and the global fact-checking community in honor of International Fact-Checking Day
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GlobalFact 12 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, opens registration for June conference

GlobalFact to welcome more than 300 fact-checkers from 80 countries
Angie Drobnic Holan, director of the International Fact-Checking Network at Poynter, speaks to the crowd on the opening day of GlobalFact 11 in Sarajevo in June 2024. The fact-checking conference drew more than 500 attendees from around the world. Credit: Vanja Čerimagić

Will the future of fact-checking flourish or founder? 2025 marks a new turning point

Now is the time for action to protect the work that holds the line on reality
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Financial pressures and harassment are among top concerns for fact-checkers worldwide, report finds

‘State of the Fact-checkers’ 2024 was released for International Fact-Checking Day on April 2
Susano Cordoba, right, sells peanuts to truck drivers lining up to cross the border into the United States as tariffs against Mexico go into effect, Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

On International Fact-Checking Day, PolitiFact explains the truth in Trump’s tariffs agenda

April 2 is Intl. Fact-Checking Day and Trump’s ‘liberation day.’ PolitiFact’s editor explains why we dig into policy arguments in search of truth.
Protesters rally against government pressure and hate speech targeting university students and their professors, who have been behind months of anti-corruption demonstrations in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, March 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Fact-checkers face intimidation in Eastern Europe as USAID cuts embolden authoritarian tactics

Trump administration's USAID claims give political cover for a crackdown on independent media overseas
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