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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.