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20 Minutes Fake off
20 Minutes Fake off
from France
Assessed by Laurent Bigot

A/s "Delfi"
A/s "Delfi"
from Latvia
Assessed by Martins Kaprans

AFP fact checking
AFP fact checking
from France
Assessed by Laurent Bigot

AP Fact Check
AP Fact Check
from United States
Assessed by Margot Susca

APA - Austria Presse Agentur
APA - Austria Presse Agentur
from Austria
Assessed by Dagmar Thiel

Agence Science-Presse
Agence Science-Presse
from Canada
Assessed by Laurent Bigot

Agencia Ocote
Agencia Ocote
from Guatemala
Assessed by Ramón Salaverría

AkhbarMeter Media Observatory
AkhbarMeter Media Observatory
from Egypt
Assessed by Ahmed Esmat

Animal Político - El Sabueso
Animal Político - El Sabueso
from Mexico
Assessed by Ramón Salaverría

Annie Lab
Annie Lab
from Hong Kong
Assessed by Myint Kyaw


Australian Associated Press
Australian Associated Press
from Australia
Assessed by Raymond Joseph


Bayerischer Rundfunk - BR24 #Faktenfuchs
Bayerischer Rundfunk - BR24 #Faktenfuchs
from Germany
Assessed by Stephan Mündges

Bolivia Verifica
Bolivia Verifica
from Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Assessed by Marcelo Crispim da Fontoura

CORRECTIV.ORG
CORRECTIV.ORG
from Germany
Assessed by Henk van Ess

Cek Fakta - Liputan 6
Cek Fakta - Liputan 6
from Indonesia
Assessed by Yenny K

Check Your Fact
Check Your Fact
from United States
Assessed by Srijan Batra

Chequeado
Chequeado
from Argentina
Assessed by Ramón Salaverría

Cotejo.Info
Cotejo.Info
from Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Assessed by Ramón Salaverría

DELFI Melo Detektorius
DELFI Melo Detektorius
from Lithuania
Assessed by Martins Kaprans

DUBAWA/ Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development
DUBAWA/ Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development
from Nigeria
Assessed by Raymond Joseph

Demagog Association
Demagog Association
from Poland
Assessed by Grzegorz Piechota

Demagog.SK 2022
Demagog.SK 2022
from Slovakia
Assessed by Jan Indra

Demagog.cz
Demagog.cz
from Czech Republic
Assessed by Jan Indra


Doğruluk Payı
Doğruluk Payı
from Turkey
Assessed by Sarphan Uzunoğlu

Ecuador Chequea
Ecuador Chequea
from Ecuador
Assessed by Ramón Salaverría

Eesti Päevaleht / Ekspress Meedia
Eesti Päevaleht / Ekspress Meedia
from Estonia
Assessed by Signe Ivask

El Detector / Univision Noticias
El Detector / Univision Noticias
from United States
Assessed by Ramón Salaverría

Ellinika Hoaxes (Greek Hoaxes)
Ellinika Hoaxes (Greek Hoaxes)
from Greece
Assessed by Nikolaos Panagiotou

Estadão Verifica
Estadão Verifica
from Brazil
Assessed by Mathias Felipe de Lima Santos

FACTLY MEDIA & RESEARCH
FACTLY MEDIA & RESEARCH
from India
Assessed by Kanchan Kaur

Fact Check Ghana
Fact Check Ghana
from Ghana
Assessed by Ebele Oputa

Fact Check Zimbabwe
Fact Check Zimbabwe
from Zimbabwe
Assessed by George Nyabuga

FactCheck.org
FactCheck.org
from United States
Assessed by Margot Susca

FactCrescendo
FactCrescendo
from India
Assessed by Kanchan Kaur

FactSpace West Africa
FactSpace West Africa
from Ghana
Assessed by Ebele Oputa


Factchequeado.com
Factchequeado.com
from United States
Assessed by Dagmar Thiel

Factnameh
Factnameh
from Canada
Assessed by Arash Azizi

Factual.ro
Factual.ro
from Romania
Assessed by Ciprian Cucu

Fakt Yoxla
Fakt Yoxla
from Azerbaijan
Assessed by Sarphan Uzunoğlu

Faktisk.no
Faktisk.no
from Norway
Assessed by Ester Appelgren

Faktoje.al
Faktoje.al
from Albania
Assessed by Jeton Mehmeti

Fast Check CL
Fast Check CL
from Chile
Assessed by Ramón Salaverría

Fatabyyano
Fatabyyano
from Jordan
Assessed by Sarphan Uzunoğlu

Ferret Fact Service
Ferret Fact Service
from United Kingdom
Assessed by Ben Luria

Full Fact
Full Fact
from United Kingdom
Assessed by Ben Luria

Greece Fact Check
Greece Fact Check
from Greece
Assessed by Nikolaos Panagiotou

InFact
InFact
from Japan
Assessed by Olivier Fabre

Infoveritas
Infoveritas
from Spain
Assessed by Ramón Salaverría

Istinomer
Istinomer
from Serbia
Assessed by Milica Šarić

Istinomjer
Istinomjer
from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Assessed by Ivana Jeremic

Japan Fact-check Center
Japan Fact-check Center
from Japan
Assessed by Olivier Fabre

KOMPAS.com
KOMPAS.com
from Indonesia
Assessed by Yenny K

KRYPOMETRI
KRYPOMETRI
from Kosovo
Assessed by Jeton Mehmeti

Källkritikbyrån
Källkritikbyrån
from Sweden
Assessed by Ester Appelgren

La Silla Vacía
La Silla Vacía
from Colombia
Assessed by Ramón Salaverría

Lakmusz.hu - Magyar Jeti Zrt.
Lakmusz.hu - Magyar Jeti Zrt.
from Hungary
Assessed by Gergo Saling

Lead Stories
Lead Stories
from United States
Assessed by Margot Susca

Lithuanian National Radio and Television, LRT
Lithuanian National Radio and Television, LRT
from Lithuania
Assessed by Askhat Yerkimbay

Litmus
Litmus
from Japan
Assessed by Kayo Mimizuka


Maharat Foundation
Maharat Foundation
from Lebanon
Assessed by Naglaa Elemary

Maldita.es
Maldita.es
from Spain
Assessed by Anabella Costache

MediaWise
MediaWise
from United States
Assessed by Ben Luria

Medizin transparent - Universität für Weiterbildung Krems
Medizin transparent - Universität für Weiterbildung Krems
from Austria
Assessed by Stephan Mündges

Metamorphosis Foundation
Metamorphosis Foundation
from North Macedonia
Assessed by Ivana Jeremic

Myth Detector
Myth Detector
from Georgia
Assessed by Oleg Khomenok

NGO GWARA MEDIA
NGO GWARA MEDIA
from Ukraine
Assessed by Oleg Khomenok

NepalFactCheck.org
NepalFactCheck.org
from Nepal
Assessed by Dharma Adhikari

NewsMobile
NewsMobile
from India
Assessed by Surekha Deepak

NewsToF
NewsToF
from Korea, Republic of
Assessed by Jung Jae-Chul

Newschecker.in
Newschecker.in
from India
Assessed by Surekha Deepak


Observador - Fact Check
Observador - Fact Check
from Portugal
Assessed by Mathias Felipe de Lima Santos

Open.online
Open.online
from Italy
Assessed by Paolo Attivissimo

Oštro, center for investigative journalism in the Adriatic region
Oštro, center for investigative journalism in the Adriatic region
from Slovenia
Assessed by Ivana Jeremic

PA Media
PA Media
from United Kingdom
Assessed by Ben Luria

Pagella Politica
Pagella Politica
from Italy
Assessed by Paolo Attivissimo

PolitiFact
PolitiFact
from United States
Assessed by Margot Susca


Press Trust of India
Press Trust of India
from India
Assessed by Kanchan Kaur

Probe
Probe
from Philippines
Assessed by Ma. Diosa Labiste

Provereno.Media
Provereno.Media
from Estonia
Assessed by Oleg Khomenok

RMIT ABC Fact Check
RMIT ABC Fact Check
from Australia
Assessed by Raymond Joseph

RMIT FactLab
RMIT FactLab
from Australia
Assessed by Raymond Joseph

Rappler
Rappler
from Philippines
Assessed by Jose Mari Hall Lanuza

Raskrikavanje
Raskrikavanje
from Serbia
Assessed by Ivana Jeremic

Raskrinkavanje
Raskrinkavanje
from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Assessed by Milica Šarić

Re:Baltica
Re:Baltica
from Latvia
Assessed by Martins Kaprans

Reuters
Reuters
from United States
Assessed by Srijan Batra

Science Feedback
Science Feedback
from France
Assessed by Sarphan Uzunoğlu

Snopes.com
Snopes.com
from United States
Assessed by Margot Susca

Soch Fact Check
Soch Fact Check
from Pakistan
Assessed by Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir

Soft Media Hub LLP
Soft Media Hub LLP
from India
Assessed by Kanchan Kaur

StopFake.org
StopFake.org
from Ukraine
Assessed by Oleg Khomenok

Stopfals.md
Stopfals.md
from Moldova, Republic of
Assessed by Ciprian Cucu

T Verifica — Noticias Telemundo
T Verifica — Noticias Telemundo
from United States
Assessed by Dagmar Thiel

T. V. Today Network Ltd.
T. V. Today Network Ltd.
from India
Assessed by Kanchan Kaur

Taiwan FactCheck Center
Taiwan FactCheck Center
from Taiwan
Assessed by Chen-Ling Hung

Tech4Peace
Tech4Peace
from Iraq
Assessed by Naglaa Elemary

Telugupost.com
Telugupost.com
from India
Assessed by Surekha Deepak


The Dispatch Fact Check
The Dispatch Fact Check
from United States
Assessed by Srijan Batra

The Healthy Indian Project (THIP.Media)
The Healthy Indian Project (THIP.Media)
from India
Assessed by Kanchan Kaur

The Journal FactCheck
The Journal FactCheck
from Ireland
Assessed by Margot Susca

The Lallantop
The Lallantop
from India
Assessed by Kanchan Kaur


The Washington Post Fact Checker
The Washington Post Fact Checker
from United States
Assessed by Margot Susca

Tirto ID
Tirto ID
from Indonesia
Assessed by Yenny K

TjekDet.dk
TjekDet.dk
from Denmark
Assessed by Ester Appelgren


USA TODAY
USA TODAY
from United States
Assessed by Margot Susca

Verafiles Incorporated
Verafiles Incorporated
from Philippines
Assessed by Jose Mari Hall Lanuza

Verify Media Platform
Verify Media Platform
from Turkey
Assessed by Ahmed Esmat

VishvasNews  (MMI Online Limited)
VishvasNews (MMI Online Limited)
from India
Assessed by Surekha Deepak

VoxUkraine
VoxUkraine
from Ukraine
Assessed by Oleg Khomenok

Wisconsin Watch
Wisconsin Watch
from United States
Assessed by Margot Susca

Wojownicy Klawiatury
Wojownicy Klawiatury
from Poland
Assessed by Grzegorz Piechota

dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH
dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH
from Germany
Assessed by Dagmar Thiel

hibrid.info
hibrid.info
from Kosovo
Assessed by Jeton Mehmeti

51 verified signatories under renewal

Verified signatories are reminded a month prior to their expiration date with a notice to start their renewal process and the IFCN offers them a three months period to complete their renewal process. The renewal process is subject to a new assessment and approval by IFCN's advisory board in reference to IFCN's Code of Principles.

211 Check
211 Check
from South Sudan
Assessed by Rose Lukalo
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Africa Check
Africa Check
from South Africa
Assessed by George Nyabuga
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Association of European Journalists-Bulgaria
Association of European Journalists-Bulgaria
from Bulgaria
Assessed by Tsvetelina Sokolova
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Beam Reports
Beam Reports
from Sudan
Assessed by Naglaa Elemary
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Belarusian Investigative Center
Belarusian Investigative Center
from Czech Republic
Assessed by Oleg Khomenok
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Cek Fakta - Suara.com
Cek Fakta - Suara.com
from Indonesia
Assessed by Yenny K
Fully compliant 7
Partially compliant 5
Non compliant 0

CivilNet
CivilNet
from Armenia
Assessed by Harutyun (Harry) Tsatryan
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Colombiacheck
Colombiacheck
from Colombia
Assessed by Ramón Salaverría
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Congo Check
Congo Check
from Congo, the Democratic Republic of the
Assessed by Laurent Bigot
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Digital Forensics, Research and Analytics Centre (D-FRAC)
Digital Forensics, Research and Analytics Centre (D-FRAC)
from India
Assessed by Kanchan Kaur
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Décrypteurs
Décrypteurs
from Canada
Assessed by Margot Susca
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

EFE Verifica
EFE Verifica
from Spain
Assessed by Angel Badillo
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

FactCheck Georgia
FactCheck Georgia
from Georgia
Assessed by Oleg Khomenok
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

FactCheck.lk
FactCheck.lk
from Sri Lanka
Assessed by Natalie Pang
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

FactCheckNI
FactCheckNI
from United Kingdom
Assessed by Raymond Joseph
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

FactChecker.in
FactChecker.in
from India
Assessed by Surekha Deepak
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

FactWatch
FactWatch
from Bangladesh
Assessed by Dinah Fariya
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Factcheck Lab
Factcheck Lab
from Hong Kong
Assessed by Rebecca MacKinnon
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

FakeNews Tragač
FakeNews Tragač
from Serbia
Assessed by Ivana Jeremic
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Faktograf.hr
Faktograf.hr
from Croatia
Assessed by Ivana Jeremic
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

First Check
First Check
from India
Assessed by Kanchan Kaur
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

France 24 - Les Observateurs
France 24 - Les Observateurs
from France
Assessed by Laurent Bigot
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Fundacja "Przeciwdziałamy Dezinformacji"
Fundacja "Przeciwdziałamy Dezinformacji"
from Poland
Assessed by Grzegorz Piechota
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

HKBU FactCheck Service
HKBU FactCheck Service
from Hong Kong
Assessed by Chen-Ling Hung
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

JTBC
JTBC
from Korea, Republic of
Assessed by Boyoung Lim
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Knack Magazine, Roularta Media Group
Knack Magazine, Roularta Media Group
from Belgium
Assessed by Henk van Ess
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Le Monde - Les Décodeurs
Le Monde - Les Décodeurs
from France
Assessed by Laurent Bigot
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Les Surligneurs
Les Surligneurs
from France
Assessed by Laurent Bigot
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Logically
Logically
from Ireland
Assessed by Raymond Joseph
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

MAFINDO
MAFINDO
from Indonesia
Assessed by Yenny K
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Mala Espina Check
Mala Espina Check
from Chile
Assessed by Ramón Salaverría
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

MindaNews
MindaNews
from Philippines
Assessed by Ma. Diosa Labiste
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

MyGoPen
MyGoPen
from Taiwan
Assessed by Chen-Ling Hung
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

NU.nl
NU.nl
from Netherlands
Assessed by Henk van Ess
Fully compliant 4
Partially compliant 8
Non compliant 0

Nest center for Journalism Innovation and Development NGO
Nest center for Journalism Innovation and Development NGO
from Mongolia
Assessed by Munkhchimeg Davaasharav
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Newsmeter (Fifth Estate Digital Private Limited)
Newsmeter (Fifth Estate Digital Private Limited)
from India
Assessed by Kanchan Kaur
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Nieuwscheckers
Nieuwscheckers
from Netherlands
Assessed by Margot Susca
Fully compliant 10
Partially compliant 2
Non compliant 0

Patikrinta 15min
Patikrinta 15min
from Lithuania
Assessed by Martins Kaprans
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

PesaCheck
PesaCheck
from South Africa
Assessed by Raymond Joseph
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Pravda
Pravda
from Poland
Assessed by Grzegorz Piechota
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

PressOne.PH
PressOne.PH
from Philippines
Assessed by Ma. Diosa Labiste
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Raskrinkavanje.me
Raskrinkavanje.me
from Montenegro
Assessed by Milica Šarić
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Rumor Scanner
Rumor Scanner
from Bangladesh
Assessed by Dinah Fariya
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Tempo.co
Tempo.co
from Indonesia
Assessed by Yenny K
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

The Logical Indian
The Logical Indian
from India
Assessed by Kanchan Kaur
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

The Stage Media -Liberia
The Stage Media -Liberia
from Liberia
Assessed by Ebele Oputa
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

The Whistle
The Whistle
from Israel
Assessed by Ben Luria
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Verificador de La República
Verificador de La República
from Peru
Assessed by Ramón Salaverría
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Verificat
Verificat
from Spain
Assessed by Marcelo Crispim da Fontoura
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Youturn
Youturn
from India
Assessed by Kanchan Kaur
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

franceinfo.fr
franceinfo.fr
from France
Assessed by Laurent Bigot
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

18 expired verified signatories

Due to the high volume of applications, some of the signatories that have expired may be undergoing the renewal process. To confirm which organization is undergoing renewal, please reach out to us at factchecknet@poynter.org. Thank you for your understanding.

Agência Pública - Truco
Agência Pública - Truco
from Brazil
Assessed by Daniela Bertocchi
Fully compliant 11
Partially compliant 1
Non compliant 0

Alt News
Alt News
from India
Assessed by Kanchan Kaur
Fully compliant 10
Partially compliant 2
Non compliant 0

Dagens Nyheter
Dagens Nyheter
from Sweden
Assessed by Ester Appelgren
Fully compliant 11
Partially compliant 1
Non compliant 0

FactCheckHub [International Centre for Investigative Reporting]
FactCheckHub [International Centre for Investigative Reporting]
from Nigeria
Assessed by Ebele Oputa
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Factcheck.kz
Factcheck.kz
from Kazakhstan
Assessed by Askhat Yerkimbay
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

La Voce
La Voce
from Italy
Assessed by Paolo Attivissimo
Fully compliant 9
Partially compliant 3
Non compliant 0

Les Vérificateurs LCI / TF1
Les Vérificateurs LCI / TF1
from France
Assessed by Laurent Bigot
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Libération - CheckNews
Libération - CheckNews
from France
Assessed by Laurent Bigot
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Media Foundation for West Africa
Media Foundation for West Africa
from Ghana
Assessed by Raymond Joseph
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

PUBLICO
PUBLICO
from Portugal
Assessed by Sergio Lüdtke
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Real or Not Myanmar
Real or Not Myanmar
from Myanmar
Assessed by Tin Zar Aung
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

South Asia Check
South Asia Check
from Nepal
Assessed by Dharma Adhikari
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

The Conversation Australia
The Conversation Australia
from Australia
Assessed by Margot Susca
Fully compliant 11
Partially compliant 1
Non compliant 0

The Weekly Standard Fact Check
The Weekly Standard Fact Check
from United States
Assessed by Mark Coddington
Fully compliant 4
Partially compliant 8
Non compliant 0

VRT NWS
VRT NWS
from Belgium
Assessed by Henk van Ess
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Viral Check
Viral Check
from Portugal
Assessed by Marcelo Crispim da Fontoura
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0

Viralgranskaren
Viralgranskaren
from Sweden
Assessed by Ester Appelgren
Fully compliant 5
Partially compliant 5
Non compliant 2

factcheck.vlaanderen
factcheck.vlaanderen
from Belgium
Assessed by Henk van Ess
Fully compliant 0
Partially compliant 0
Non compliant 0