Opinion | 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 April 2, 2025 Angie Drobnic Holan
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 April 2, 2025 Maria Ramirez Uribe
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. April 2, 2025 Katie Sanders
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 April 2, 2025 Ciara O'Rourke
‘We continue this fight:’ Georgian fact-checkers won’t back down after passage of foreign agents law Controversial law leaves fact-checkers concerned about personal safety, future operations and growth of authoritarianism July 1, 2024 Loreben Tuquero
Fact-checkers from Turkey, India and Georgia win GlobalFact 11 awards Turkish outlet Teyit won the Highest Impact award for its work investigating Palestinian land sales to Israelis June 28, 2024 Angela Fu
Two years after an open letter to YouTube, fact-checkers remain dissatisfied with the platform’s inaction YouTube has been dogged by the same problems fact-checkers raised years ago June 28, 2024 Loreben Tuquero
10 fact-checking projects in 8 countries named finalists for IFCN’s GlobalFact impact award The International Fact-Checking Network will award the winner at the end of GlobalFact 11 June 28, 2024 Enock Nyariki
Fact-checkers urge collaboration, caution in using artificial intelligence tools ‘When dealing with this new, and yet to grow, devil of AI, we need to be together’ June 27, 2024 Angela Fu
‘You are the target’: What it’s like to fact-check a war Armed conflicts not only give rise to misinformation, but they also present major logistical challenges to fact-checkers June 26, 2024 Angela Fu
International Fact-Checking Network to give inaugural Best Research award Six organizations nominated; one to be awarded at 11th annual fact-checking summit June 26, 2024 A. Dvorak
Most Innovative Format fact-checking award narrowed to six entries Finalists for the IFCN award include interactive games, large language models, podcasts and more June 26, 2024 A. Dvorak
The world’s fact-checkers affirm fact-checking as essential to free speech because it requires openness, transparency and preservation of information The International Fact-Checking Network issues Sarajevo statement on freedom of expression and fact-checking June 25, 2024 The International Fact-Checking Network
The International Fact-Checking Network’s statement on proposed legislation before the Georgian parliament The IFCN supports press freedom for all fact-checkers, including FactCheck Georgia and Myth Detector April 10, 2024 The International Fact-Checking Network
State of the Fact-Checkers webinar to focus on fact-checking challenges, opportunities IFCN to present annual fact-checking survey results with longtime leaders Peter Cunliffe-Jones and Govindraj Ethiraj March 25, 2024 The International Fact-Checking Network
