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Funding and Opportunities

The EFCSN supports independent fact-checking organisations and initiatives that strengthen the integrity of Europe’s information space. 

Through our funding and support programs, we contribute to a broader European effort to reinforce fact-checking across Europe, improve resilience against disinformation, and sustain a strong, independent media ecosystem. 

Our initiatives are designed to help the network develop new ideas, scale proven approaches, and produce high-quality content.

How We Support the Network

Our funding programs are designed to strengthen the network from the ground up:

Innovation

We support new approaches, tools, and methodologies that advance fact-checking and counter disinformation. This includes experimental formats, new or improving technological solutions, and collaborative models that allow fact-checkers to lead on narrative intelligence.

Innovation Grant applications are currently open. Submit your proposal here.

Expansion

We help organisations grow their reach and strengthen operations, particularly in underserved regions and languages. This stream focuses on rebalancing influence across the network to ensure equity.

Expansion Grant applications are currently open. Submit your proposal here.

Content

We fund the production of high-quality fact-checking journalism. These outputs inform the public, enhance media literacy, and provide the structured data necessary for journalists, researchers, and civic institutions to navigate complex information environments.

Content Grant applications are currently open. Submit your proposal here.

Tech Accountability

We fund investigative studies that hold digital platforms and AI models accountable for the spread of misinformation in Europe. These reports analyze regulatory compliance and algorithmic transparency to provide the evidence needed for stronger policy-making and a safer information space.
Tech Accountability Grant applications are currently open. Submit your proposal here.

Protection Scheme

In addition to project-based funding, a dedicated Protection Scheme is available to support fact-checkers facing risks caused by the work they do.

This scheme recognises that independent fact-checking can expose organisations and individuals to legal, cyber, and psychological pressures. It provides targeted support: from cybersecurity measures to legal aid, to safeguard their work and wellbeing. These actions complement broader efforts to strengthen democratic resilience and information integrity across Europe.

We work to promote freedom of expression through collective monitoring of misinformation and disinformation trends across Europe. When such trends emerge, we draw attention to them by providing clear, evidence-based information that empowers citizens and policymakers to make informed decisions. This work supports a healthy public debate without controlling or removing content.

Current News & Active Calls

EFCSN and AFP announce partnership

EFCSN and AFP announce partnership

comms Jul 17, 2024 2 min read

The European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) and Agence France-Presse (AFP) have entered into a partnership that will give European fact-checkers…

Misinformation about extreme weather events attributes them to state actors, fueling climate change denialism, report from Climate Facts Europe project finds

Misinformation about extreme weather events attributes them to state actors, fueling climate change denialism, report from Climate Facts Europe project finds

comms Jul 1, 2024 3 min read

Conspiracy theories that misrepresent extreme weather events blame such climate disasters on state institutions in Italy, Spain and Greece. They…

EFCSN Governance Body & Staff at GlobalFact11

EFCSN Governance Body & Staff at GlobalFact11

comms Jun 17, 2024 9 min read

The GlobalFact 11 Fact-Checking Summit in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, begins on June 26, 2024, and the EFCSN is excited…

Disinformation on the European elections: an overview of what is circulating in Europe

Disinformation on the European elections: an overview of what is circulating in Europe

comms Jun 6, 2024 7 min read

By: Julia Terradot, journalist No, an ‘x’ extending beyond the provided circle on a ballot does not render it invalid,…

Letter to the EC on the Situation of Fact-Checkers in Georgia

Letter to the EC on the Situation of Fact-Checkers in Georgia

comms Jun 5, 2024 3 min read

Due to the ongoing threats and the severe harassment faced by fact-checkers in Georgia, the European Fact-Checking Standards Network and…