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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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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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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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