Fact-checkers are now found in at least 102 countries – more than half the nations in the world. The latest census by the Duke Reporters’…
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The number of active fact-checking projects around the world now stands at 156, with steady growth driven by expanding networks and new media partnerships that…
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My opening remarks at GlobalFact 3, the third annual meeting of the world’s fact-checkers, oragnized by Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network and the Reporters’ Lab, held…
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How long should fact-checks be? How should they attribute their sources — with links or a detailed list? Should they provide a thorough account of…
Comments closedMy opening remarks at the Global Fact-Checking Summit at City University London, July 23, 2015: This is an exciting time for fact-checking around the world. A…
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Julian Rademeyer first saw the claim in a BBC news article. Traditional healers “remain the first point of contact for physical and psychological ailments for…
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We had a great turnout for last week’s regional meeting of fact-checkers in Perugia, Italy. The 15 attendees came from fact-checking sites in Bosnia, the…
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Government officials in many African countries use a variety of tricks to make it difficult for journalists to get the data and documents they need,…
Comments closedJulian Rademeyer, the editor of AfricaCheck, will be the first journalist to take part in the Visiting Fact-Checker Program of the Duke Reporters’ Lab when…
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