With the IFCN seemingly uninterested in malfeasance by Logically Facts, Zebra Fact Check started looking at whether a European accountability organization might help fill the void.
Dear EFCSN,
If your website hosts a list of your verified members, it’s not easily found.
I’m an independent fact checker who tests the efficacy of fact checker accountability. Sadly, the International Fact-Checking Network performs that task poorly. I’m hoping the EFCSN can offer an improved model.
I have an egregious example of inept fact-checking from one of your founding organizations. Once I confirm its membership via the list of verified EFCSN members I will submit a formal complaint. You’re likely to find the details hard to believe, but it’s all documented.
So, the list of members? Thank you. A URL will suffice, if there is one.
Cheers.
Update June 14, 2024: Deleted embedded .pdf image in favor of a URL to same with the main text quoted in the post.
Pre-republication update Feb 22, 2026: We somehow neglected to mention we received a rapid response from an anonymous representative of the EFCSN. In summary, the EFCN is new and hasn’t had the chance to settle all the details of its website. Plus it’s not interested in evidence a likely applicant doesn’t uphold ethical standards.
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