GlobalFact is back — and this year, EFCSN is part of making it happen. The annual summit takes place in Vilnius, Lithuania from 17 to 19 June, co-organized with the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at Poynter, Delfi, and LRT.
Several members of our Governance Body and staff will be speaking across the programme, on topics ranging from building shared fact-check infrastructure to AI in the newsroom and holding platforms accountable.
Find the full list of sessions below, and register here before 1 June. We look forward to seeing you in Vilnius!
Day 1 — Wednesday 17 June
Media literacy 2.0: training the “AI-native” generation
1:30 PM–2:30 PM · Grand Hall (main stage)
Filipe Pardal, Polígrafo & Viral Check (GB)
Day 2 — Thursday 18 June
Public policy & tech policy: holding the gatekeepers accountable
2:05 PM–3:05 PM · Amphitheatre Auditorium (Shore)
Carlos Hernández-Echevarría, Fundación Maldita.es (Deputy GB)
Marie Bohner, AFP (GB)
A Baltic model: Public health officials and fact-checkers working together to counter health disinformation
3:20 PM–4:20 PM · Amphitheatre Auditorium (Diamond)
Clara Jiménez Cruz, Fundación Maldita.es (Chair of EFCSN)
Day 3 — Friday 19 June
Turning fact-checks into infrastructure: building a global repository
9:45 AM–10:00 AM · Grand Hall (main stage)
Clara Jiménez Cruz, Fundación Maldita.es (Chair of EFCSN)
Stephan Mündges, EFCSN Coordinator
Show and Tell Showcase
11:15 AM–12:15 PM · Grand Hall (main stage)
Tommaso Canetta, Pagella Politica / Facta (GB)
Tori Zopf, EFCSN Program Manager
Kate Wilkinson, EFCSN Tech & Innovation Lead
The Full Fact AI Trust Benchmark
11:15 AM–12:15 PM · Palace 4 – Event Hall
Chris Morris, Full Fact (GB)
Andrew Dudfield, Full Fact (Deputy GB)
Facts for Accountability: Reinventing the Fact-Checker’s Role
2:45 PM–3:45 PM · Palace 4 – Event Hall
Clara Jiménez Cruz, Fundación Maldita.es (Chair of EFCSN)
The full schedule is available on the GlobalFact 2026 website.
