International Fact-Checking Network

The International Fact-Checking Network is a project of the Poynter Institute that collaborates with “fact-checking” organizations worldwide.

History

COVID-19

In January 2020, IFCN launched the #CoronaVirusFacts Alliance in order to counter “rampant misinformation” it had identified.1) Facebook and WhatsApp provided $2,000,000 in funding for “flash grants of up to $50,000 for fact-checkers fighting coronavirus misinformation.”

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#CoronaVirusFacts

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CoronaVirusFacts Alliance. Poynter. Retrieved September 30, 2021, from https://archive.ph/noZYs
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