Tag Archive: Accountability
Bryan W. White
August 7, 2023
As we have noted in past posts, Zebra Fact Check has moved to focus more on fact-checking accountability than on doing our own program of fact-checking. Of course this altered focus affords many opportunities to check facts. As it stands, there exists no entity dedicated to holding fact-checkers accountable. The International Fact-Checking Network advertises itself in that role, but that…
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Bryan W. White
September 14, 2020
The International Fact-Checking Network has updated its system for verifying fact-checking organizations’ compliance with its “Code of Principles” in 2020. But in practice so far the new IFCN system seems no better than the one Zebra Fact Check tested in 2019. In 2019 the review of PolitiFact failed to mention complaints Zebra Fact Check submitted. The IFCN failed to deliver…
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Bryan W. White
March 12, 2020
The International Fact-Checking Network’s Epic Fail on Fact-Checking Accountability It’s a scandal when an accountability organization fails to provide accountability. After years of finding fault with mainstream media fact checkers, especially PolitiFact, it came as welcome news in 2018 that the International Fact-Checking Network would institute a formal system for registering complaints about its stable of fact-checking organizations. A properly…
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Bryan W. White
July 31, 2013
This site has joined the Report an Error Alliance. Members agree to prominently post reminders for readers to report any errors they see. That reminder helps remind readers, in turn, that the site’s proprietors value accuracy. The Alliance encourages members to download and use its icons. We’ve taken the liberty of modifying an icon (the originals come from Mignon Khargie)…
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