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IFCN awards 2024 GROW grants to 20 organisations

The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute, has awarded $50,000 each from the 2024 GROW grant to 20 fact-checking organisations globally to...

Spread the Facts grant: IFCN awards $300,000 to ten fact-checking organisations

THE International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute has awarded $300,000 as part of Meta's "Spread the Facts" grant to ten fact-checking organisations...

Fact-checking essential to free speech, not censorship – IFCN

Fact-checkers from across the world have called on the public to support the fact-checking community globally as they face increasing hostility, including online threats,...

IFCN awards $1million to 20 fact-checking organizations to expand operations

THE International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute has awarded a total of $1 million in funding to twenty organizations to improve the...

IFCN pauses acceptance of new signatories

THE International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has said it will pause its acceptance of new applications for fact-checking organisations seeking to become verified signatories to...

IFCN, Meta offer grants to help fact-checkers fight misinformation on WhatsApp

The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has revealed plans to assist fact-checkers globally to tackle misinformation on WhatsApp, the world’s largest messaging app, through grant...

Global Fact-Checking mentorship program open 2022 Application

The International  Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute is accepting applications for a global mentorship program that will run from March 21, 2022,...

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EXPLAINER: What to know about third-party vehicle insurance, police enforcement in Nigeria

DESPITE many motorists expressing concerns about poor awareness campaigns,...

No, Pfizer did not release list of its COVID-19 vaccine side effects in 2025

A viral claim that Pfizer recently released a list...

Doctored image of Sultan of Sokoto wearing charm garment circulates online

AN X user, @MilesHopkins15, has shared an image depicting...

Again, Buhari makes false claims about Nigeria’s economy, security during his presidency

FORMER Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, has once again claimed...

What happens if you “get rid” of fact-checking?

Joel Kaplan, Zuckerberg’s second in command at Meta, has...

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EXPLAINER: What to know about third-party vehicle insurance, police enforcement in Nigeria

DESPITE many motorists expressing concerns about poor awareness campaigns,...

No, Pfizer did not release list of its COVID-19 vaccine side effects in 2025

A viral claim that Pfizer recently released a list...

Doctored image of Sultan of Sokoto wearing charm garment circulates online

AN X user, @MilesHopkins15, has shared an image depicting...

Again, Buhari makes false claims about Nigeria’s economy, security during his presidency

FORMER Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, has once again claimed...

What happens if you “get rid” of fact-checking?

Joel Kaplan, Zuckerberg’s second in command at Meta, has...