Athens Court Rejects Allegations against fact checking outlet Ellinika Hoaxes
A court in Athens has rejected a lawsuit filed against the fact-checking organisation Ellinika Hoaxes by the Union of Greek Physicists. The Union had brought the proceedings after the fact checkers published a series of articles debunking misleading and...
11 Practical Pointers to Help U.S. Fact-Checkers Avoid Libel Suits
Fact-checkers around the world are constantly facing legal threats as a result of their work. In the U.S., some have faced libel suits. Although defamation law varies from state to state, libel generally occurs when a false and defamatory statement about an...
Announcement: Refresh of the Fact-Checkers Legal Support Initiative (FLSI) Visual Identity
Today, we are launching a brand refresh for the Fact-Checkers Legal Support Initiative (FLSI). Fact-checking work has played a vital role in the Covid-19 pandemic, tackling online disinformation and helping debunk untruths. During last month’s U.S. presidential...
FACT-CHECKERS: SEEKING LEGAL SUPPORT AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT
The Fact-Checkers Legal Support Initiative (FLSI) provides legal defence to fact-checkers. We connect fact-checkers with pro bono lawyers, pay legal fees, provide support to lawyers and produce guides on relevant legal and non-legal issues. Fact-checkers are commonly...
FACT-CHECKING AROUND THE WORLD: FLSI AT GLOBAL FACT 7
This year, the Fact-Checkers Legal Support Initiative will be hosting a session at Global Fact 7, the annual IFCN-led conference for fact-checkers around the world. Due to Covid-19, this year’s conference will be taking place online from the 22nd – 30th June. There...
COVID-19: FACT-CHECKERS OVERWORKED AND UNDER THREAT
Global crises like Covid-19 make it clear that the need for fact-checking and protecting fact-checkers has never been so strong. In the digital age, misinformation spreads so easily that during Covid-19, the Director-General of the World Health Organisation has stated...
THE STRUGGLES OF FACT-CHECKING IN GREECE: ELLINIKA HOAXES
Nowadays, Thanos Sitistas is always looking over his shoulder. He serves as senior editor in a tight-knit team of fact-checkers at Ellinika Hoaxes, a fact-checking media outlet in Greece that aims to combat disinformation through debunking fake news on a variety of...
NEW LEGAL GUIDES FOR FACT-CHECKERS AVAILABLE NOW
RCFP, Fact-checkers Legal Support Initiative launch guides for the U.S., Brazil, Italy and the Philippines Given the spread of misinformation around the world, the role fact-checkers play in ensuring information is accurate and reliable has become increasingly...
LEADING MEDIA LAW AND JOURNALISM ORGANIZATIONS ANNOUNCE NEW LEGAL SUPPORT FOR FACT-CHECKERS
Fact-checkers around the world are under threat. However, from today, fact-checkers will be able to access legal support and resources through the Fact-checkers Legal Support Initiative (FLSI). The project is being launched today by three leading media law and journalism organizations: the Media Legal Defence Initiative, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the International Fact-Checking Network.