Coronavirus fact-checking grants

The second round of Coronavirus Fact-Checking Grant recipients report back on their projects

The funding, provided by a partnership between Facebook and the IFCN, helped launch or expand an additional 8 projects

December 22, 2020

Harrison Mantas

The first round of Coronavirus Fact-Checking Grant recipients report back on their projects

The funding helped fact-checkers experiment with new formats and hire additional staff to help fight the COVID-19 infodemic

December 16, 2020

Harrison Mantas

Congo Check brings fact-checking to the streets and doubles its reach

In a single day of street outreach, Congolese fact-checking organization Congo Check doubled the number…

July 13, 2020

Harrison Mantas

New WhatsApp chatbot unleashes power of worldwide fact-checking organizations to fight COVID-19 misinformation on the platform

Poynter's International Fact-Checking Network led the creation of the chatbot to make its database of 4,000+ COVID-19 hoaxes easily accessible

May 4, 2020

IFCN and Facebook distribute another $300k through the Coronavirus Fact-Checking Grants and will support 8 projects

Fact-checking projects from Australia, France, Indonesia, Canada, Jordan, Kenya, Taiwan and Ukraine have been selected…

April 30, 2020

Cristina Tardáguila