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The International Fact-Checking Network deplores attack on journalist from Faktograf of Croatia

Journalists must be free to work without fear of physical harm or harassment
At a panel during the GlobalFact 11 summit, Paata Gaprindashvili, director of Georgia’s Reforms Associates, which operates FactCheck Georgia, demonstrates gear used for protests. Loreben Tuquero/Poynter.

‘We continue this fight:’ Georgian fact-checkers won’t back down after passage of foreign agents law

Controversial law leaves fact-checkers concerned about personal safety, future operations and growth of authoritarianism
Steven Levitsky speaks about populism and democracy at GlobalFact 11. Credit: Vanja Čerimagić

Populism is a major threat to democracy, political scientist Steven Levitsky warns

An independent press is critical to sustaining democracy, says the Harvard professor
The Misinformation Combat Alliance accepts the most innovative collaboration award at the GlobalFact 11 awards ceremony on Friday. Credit: Loreben Tuquero/Poynter

Fact-checkers from Turkey, India and Georgia win GlobalFact 11 awards

Turkish outlet Teyit won the Highest Impact award for its work investigating Palestinian land sales to Israelis
Representatives from TikTok appear on a panel at GlobalFact 11 to discuss the platform's relationship with fact-checkers. Credit: Vanja Čerimagić

‘Frenemies’: The complicated relationship between fact-checkers and tech giants like Meta and TikTok

Many fact-checking outlets are financially dependent on the very platforms that they criticize
From left, European Fact-Checking Standards Network chair Carlos Hernández-Echevarría, Lupa CEO Natália Leal, Deutsche Presse-Agentur head of verification Stefan Voss, and Newschecker founder Rajneil Kamath speak on a panel about YouTube and fact-checking during the second day of GlobalFact 11, the International Fact-Checking Network's conference in Sarajevo, on June 27, 2024. (Photo: Vanja Čerimagić)

Two years after an open letter to YouTube, fact-checkers remain dissatisfied with the platform’s inaction

YouTube has been dogged by the same problems fact-checkers raised years ago
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