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 June 28, 2024 Loreben Tuquero
FULL TEXT: Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa empowers fact-checkers, warns of inflection point for democracy at GlobalFact 11 Philippine journalist calls tech companies "frenemies" with fact-checkers and urges them to act to stop the spread of misinformation June 27, 2024 Loreben Tuquero
Nobel laureate Maria Ressa tells tech companies: Now is the time to ‘do something’ Philippine journalist calls on sponsors of GlobalFact 11 fact-checking summit to protect democracy, stop spread of misinformation June 26, 2024 Loreben Tuquero
$12 million Global Fact Check Fund opens applications for second year of grants A partnership between Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network and Google and YouTube continues to support fact-checking initiatives worldwide April 19, 2024 The International Fact-Checking Network
International Fact-Checking Network awards $2 million to 20 groups for major fact-checking projects The grants are funded by Google and YouTube to help organizations fight misinformation around the world March 1, 2024 The International Fact-Checking Network
International Fact-Checking Network reports Global Fact Check Fund 2023 results Program’s first year awards $1.875 million, shows positive impact on fact-checking grantees February 8, 2024 The International Fact-Checking Network
Opinion | Fact-checkers make smart use of innovative grant fund Grants might not be exciting, but Global Fact Check Fund is a major boost for some groups December 1, 2023 Angie Drobnic Holan
$12 million Global Fact Check Fund opens applications for third phase of grants ENGAGE is third round of the partnership between the International Fact-Checking Network and Google and YouTube to support fact-checking December 1, 2023 The International Fact-Checking Network
International Fact-Checking Network awards $1 million to 20 groups to expand fact-checking operations The grants are funded by Google and YouTube to help organizations fight misinformation around the world November 13, 2023 The International Fact-Checking Network
How a YouTube channel about farming transitioned to misinformation about doomsday prepping Patrick Humphrey’s channel has rapidly increased its audience by publishing false or misleading videos that stoke fear of wide-scale disaster. September 6, 2023 Madison Czopek
How Meta, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube plan to address 2024 election misinformation Tech giants have struggled to balance curtailing misinformation with protecting users’ political speech. July 7, 2023 Sevana Wenn
Global Fact Check Fund awards first grants to 35 organizations serving 45 countries International Fact-Checking Network announces initial round of funding supported by $13.2 million Google/YouTube grant June 29, 2023 Jennifer Orsi
$12 million Global Fact Check Fund opens applications for first grants Partnership between Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network and Google and YouTube will support fact-checking initiatives worldwide April 14, 2023 The International Fact-Checking Network
YouTube takes flak on the third day of GlobalFact The tech giant has been under particular scrutiny since the international fact-checking community sent a critical open letter to its CEO in January June 24, 2022 Seth Smalley
Over 80 fact-checking organizations sign letter urging YouTube to address misinformation on its platform ‘YouTube is allowing its platform to be weaponized by unscrupulous actors to manipulate and exploit others, and to organize and fundraise themselves’ January 12, 2022 Angela Fu
