After Zebra Fact Check received a message from the International Fact-Checking Network’s outside assessor, Michael Wagner, describing the flawed reasoning he used to dismiss our complaints to the IFCN about PolitiFact, we contacted IFCN Director Baybars Orsek to ask for confirmation that what Wagner sent us was the same reasoning he sent to the IFCN.
This email exchange also marks the start of our request for an official IFCN response regarding its handling of complaints about IFCN-verified signatories PolitiFact and Science Feedback.