On Jan. 19, 2021, Zebra Fact Check again asked the International Fact-Checking Network to explain the verification status for the fact-checking organization PolitiFact. PolitiFact’s annual verification expired June 20, 2020. The IFCN ordinarily allows a three-month grace period for renewal. The three-month grace period expired Sept. 20, 2020. In 2020 the IFCN also allowed for longer grace periods to counter delaying effects from the coronavirus pandemic. The IFCN invites the public to ask the status of expired signatories, so our outreach attempts to take advantage of that invitation.
We will update this item if we receive any response to our email.
Dear IFCN folks,
Your website states:
Please contact us via factchecknet@poynter.org to confirm which organization is under renewal.
The list of signatories shows PolitiFact due for renewal in June 2020.
Is PolitiFact under renewal?
Is there information the public deserves to know about the reasons for the substantial and unusual delay in renewal? If so, please divulge.
Thanks!
