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International Fact-Checking Day

$800,000 is available to help fact-checkers fight misinformation on WhatsApp

Eligible applicants can receive up to $50,000 to launch, innovate and scale fact-checking solutions on the world’s largest messaging app.

April 7, 2022

Fact-checkers around the world share their experiences with harassment

For International Fact-Checking Week, fact-checkers convened to discuss what happens when sources of false information can’t take the heat.

April 6, 2022

In 2022, Brazil’s Bolsonaro disinformation machine challenges a growing number of skeptics

There is a repressed demand for fact-based public policies from Brazilians who are tired of extremists, climate deniers and anti-science charlatanism.

April 6, 2022

The challenges of combating misinformation in India

The diversity of language, culture and politics in India only makes the task of fact-checking more difficult.

April 5, 2022

Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network selects six global mentors and invites mentees to apply for funding

The grant supports mentoring partnerships between seasoned professionals and fact-checking organizations worldwide.

April 5, 2022

Meet the recipients of the Climate Misinformation Grant Program

Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network will distribute $800K to help grantees scale efforts to disprove false claims about climate change.

April 4, 2022

#FactCheckingIsEssential: Fact-checkers from around the world pause to reflect on a heightened disinformation landscape

International Fact-Checking Day, April 2, honors debunkers and verifiers around the world.

April 4, 2022

Josie Hollingsworth

Fact-checking is at the heart of good governance and democracy-building

In West Africa, fact-checking continues to be of utmost importance to promoting accountability and ensuring access to quality information.

April 4, 2022

Caroline Anipah

Being essential in Colombia means fact-checking for many diverse audiences, TikTok, mural newspapers and memes

Colombiacheck has expanded its reach, made strategic alliances and made fact-checking sexy for audiences with different levels of media literacy.

April 1, 2022

Jeanfreddy Gutiérrez Torres

Poynter’s foolproof guide to living your best fact-filled life

International Fact-Checking Day is April 2. Here are 25 ways to get the truth behind topics you care about most.

April 1, 2022

Factually: India and Georgia look back at COVID-19’s information impact

This is the Apr. 8, 2021 edition of Factually.

April 8, 2021

Harrison Mantas

Join us for two IFCN Talks on International Fact-Checking Day

The two panels will focus on the future of fact-checking and how fact-checkers can better connect with their audience

April 1, 2021

The International Fact-Checking Network

The coalition for factual information and informed public discourse is stronger than ever

This Friday, on April 2, fact-checkers celebrate the fifth International Fact-Checking Day in the middle of a pandemic and corresponding infodemic

April 1, 2021

Factually: International falsehoods deserve international attention

This is the Apr. 1, 2021 edition of Factually.

April 1, 2021

Harrison Mantas

A day to recognize fact-checkers

Now, more than ever, fact-checking is indispensable and life-saving Today, on this fourth annual…

April 2, 2020

Cristina Tardáguila