International Fact-Checking Network

The International Fact-Checking Network at the Poynter Institute has awarded grants to 20 projects across 19 countries to combat misinformation. Each project will receive up to $50,000 to implement innovative fact-checking initiatives. These GROW 2024 grants, funded by Google and YouTube, aim to scale global fact-checking efforts through AI tools, multilingual approaches, community engagement and other techniques. https://lnkd.in/ejnQYmiC #GROW2024 #FactChecking #MediaLiteracy #JournalismGrants

Meet the 10 organizations awarded Meta grants to tackle AI-generated misinformation on WhatsApp.

Are you interested in grant writing? Is your news organization exploring new sources of funding? Do you want a little extra spending money? Well, do we have an offer for you! Enroll for free in Grant Writing for Journalists from the Poynter Institute’s International Fact-Checking Network for a chance to win $100. All you have to do is complete the course in its entirety (it takes six to eight hours, and you’ll get a certificate of completion!). Then, you’ll be automatically entered in a drawing for $100. Be sure to complete the course before Aug. 31 to be eligible to win, when five lucky winners will be randomly selected on Sept. 3. Learn about the course and enroll here: https://lnkd.in/dwchFjSC

The International Fact-Checking Network at the Poynter Institute deplores a recent attack on a journalist with Faktograf - Association for the Informed Public in Croatia.  Faktograf's journalists should be free to publish their investigations and fact checks without threat of reprisal. IFCN is dedicated to supporting press freedom and fact-checkers globally.

The passage of a controversial law targeting organizations receiving foreign funding has Georgian fact-checkers concerned about the sustainability of their operations, the safety of their staff and families, and the erosion of democratic institutions. But they won’t back down. “We continue this fight,” said Tamar Kintsurashvili, editor-in-chief of Myth Detector. Read the story: https://lnkd.in/e6dvYtra 

Scenes from Day 3 of IFCN’s #GlobalFact11 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Photos by Vanja Čerimagić www.cerimagic.ba

Democracy is resilient. Still, populism has emerged as a major threat, Harvard government professor Steven Levitsky warned fact-checkers on Friday at #GlobalFact11. “The world is still considerably more democratic than it was in the 1990s despite the rise of China, despite (Russian President Vladimir) Putin, despite Trump, despite social media, despite AI, despite COVID,” Levitsky said. “To me, that suggests a fair amount of democratic resilience.” Tap the link to read the story #factsmatter https://lnkd.in/eXy6AyB4

“Democracy requires opposition, and for people to oppose the government they need information.” IFCN Director Angie Drobnic Holan interviews Harvard Professor Steve Levitsky at #GlobalFact11 in Sarajevo. #FactsMatter

Time and time again during #GlobalFact11, fact-checkers criticized tech platforms onstage, all the while flanked by a large screen thanking those companies for their financial sponsorship of the event. On one hand, tech companies like Meta and TikTok provide considerable financial support to fact-checking organizations. On the other, fact-checkers say the companies don’t do enough to stem the flow of mis- and disinformation. “We’re frenemies,” said Nobel Prize winner and keynote speaker Maria Ressa. Here’s a look inside the complicated relationship between fact-checkers and tech giants: https://lnkd.in/eEj5RgbC

#GlobalFact11 Day 3! Our final day features political scientist and Professor of Government at Harvard University Steve Levitsky for “Democracy's resilience in challenging times.” Levitsky is the author of "How Democracies Die." #FactsMatter #factchecking #democracies #politicalscience