EFCSN elects new Governance Body
The members of the European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) have elected a new Governance Body, which began its tenure on…
sam29/10/2024
European Fact-Checking Standards Network Announces First Annual Conference
23 September 2024 - The European Fact-Checking Standards Network has announced its first annual conference to take place in Brussels,…
EFCSN Opens Round of Applications on 1 August 2024
The European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) opened a new round of applications on 1 August 2024. After five previous rounds…
sam01/08/2024
EFCSN condemns the threats against Ellinika Hoaxes made by a political party in Greece
29 July 2024 - The European Fact-Checking Standards Network condemns the recent threats made against one of our member organisations,…
sam29/07/2024
EFCSN condemns attack on Croatian fact-checker
The European Fact-Checking Standards Network stands in solidarity with our colleagues at Faktograf in Croatia and condemn the recent attack…
sam17/07/2024
EFCSN and AFP announce partnership
The European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) and Agence France-Presse (AFP) have entered into a partnership that will give European fact-checkers…
sam17/07/2024
Misinformation about extreme weather events attributes them to state actors, fueling climate change denialism, report from Climate Facts Europe project finds
Conspiracy theories that misrepresent extreme weather events blame such climate disasters on state institutions in Italy, Spain and Greece. They…
sam01/07/2024
EFCSN Governance Body & Staff at GlobalFact11
The GlobalFact 11 Fact-Checking Summit in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, begins on June 26, 2024, and the EFCSN is excited…
sam17/06/2024
Disinformation on the European elections: an overview of what is circulating in Europe
By: Julia Terradot, journalist No, an ‘x’ extending beyond the provided circle on a ballot does not render it invalid,…
sam06/06/2024
Letter to the EC on the Situation of Fact-Checkers in Georgia
Due to the ongoing threats and the severe harassment faced by fact-checkers in Georgia, the European Fact-Checking Standards Network and…
sam05/06/2024
EFCSN Statement on Operation Overload Report
The recently released “Operation Overload: how pro-Russian actors flood newsrooms with fake content and seek to divert their efforts” report…
sam04/06/2024
Farmers’ protests weaponized to spread climate misinformation, report from Climate Facts Europe project finds
Farmers’ protests in several European countries have been weaponized to spread false claims to discredit political action against climate change…
sam03/06/2024
EFCSN Announces Project Using AI to Combat Climate Misinformation
The EFCSN, in association with other European stakeholders, has announced the launch of a project to improve the capacities of…
sam30/05/2024
EFCSN Launches New Climate Disinformation Database Project
The European Fact-Checking Standards Network, in association with participating member organisations, has launched the Climate Facts Europe database, supported by…
sam22/05/2024
Meta now accepts EFCSN verification to fulfil prerequisite for joining Meta’s Third Party Fact-Checking Programme
Meta now accepts verified membership of the European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) as fulfilling a prerequisite for joining Meta's Third…
sam14/05/2024
EFCSN Opens Round of Applications on May 1, 2024
The European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) will open a new round of applications on May 1, 2024. After four previous…
sam30/04/2024
EFCSN’s New Project for Identifying AI Generated and Digitally Altered Content
The European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) is excited to announce a new project focused on identifying AI generated and digitally…
sam18/04/2024
The EFCSN’s new mentorship program supports young fact-checking organisations
The European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) has started a training and mentorship program for young fact-checking organisations, pairing mentees with…
sam16/04/2024
The EFCSN calls on the government of Georgia to stop its harassment of fact-checkers
Paris, April 10 2024 The European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN), an association representing over 40 independent fact-checking organizations in 27…
sam10/04/2024
EFCSN participates in largest conference on disinformation in Poland, hosted by Demagog Association
We are pleased to announce that we have become an Institutional Partner of the largest conference in Poland on combating…
sam08/04/2024
EFCSN announces Fact-Checking Database Project for European Elections
The European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) announced the launch of the Elections24Check project wherein the EFCSN will work with a…
sam21/03/2024
Job Ad: Project Manager
The European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) represents over 50 European organisations, promoting highest standards in fact-checking and media literacy to…
admin07/03/2024
EFCSN calls for young fact-checking organisations to participate in training and mentoring project
The European Fact-Checking Standards Network is launching a training and mentoring project for young fact-checking organisations in Europe with the…
admin01/03/2024
EFCSN reviews big tech’s implementation of the EU Code of Practice on Disinformation
“Some platforms are reneging on their commitments and obligations” More than a year and a half after they signed the…
admin24/01/2024
EFCSN is opening a fourth round of applications on January 1, 2024
After three successful application rounds in 2023, the European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) currently consists of 31 verified organisations from…
admin21/12/2023
Job ad: Project Managers & Communications Manager
The European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) represents over 50 European organisations, promoting high standards in fact-checking and media literacy to…
admin15/12/2023
EFCSN is opening a third round of applications on October 2, 2023
European fact-checking organisations wishing to join the EFCSN can submit applications throughout the month of October. The deadline for submissions…
admin02/10/2023
EFCSN publishes its first report for the EU Code of Practice on Disinformation
EFCSN, the association of European independent fact-checking organisations, has published its first report as a signatory of the EU Code…
admin23/09/2023
Job ad: European Fact Checking Standards Network Coordinator
Reporting to the board Remote working from anywhere in Europe, working language English (French will be valued) Full time Variable…
admin05/09/2023
EFCSN is opening a second round of applications on May 1, 2023
European fact-checking organisations wishing to join the EFCSN can submit applications throughout the month of May. The deadline for submissions…
admin27/04/2023
EFCSN is launching a mentorship program for new fact-checking organisations in Europe
The European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) is launching a mentorship program to help small and/or emerging fact-checking organisations in Europe…
admin13/04/2023
EFCSN’s statement on the publication of the first reports of the Code of Practice on Disinformation
Fact-checkers: Platforms need to improve drastically to comply with the Code of Practice and the DSA The Code of Practice…
admin09/02/2023
EFCSN calls for the removal of Article 17 from the proposal of the European Media Freedom Act
The European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN), an association launched by more than 40 fact-checking organisations, welcomes most of the proposals…
admin30/01/2023
EFCSN is opening the first round of applications on January 10, 2023
On January 10, 2023 the European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) will open for its first round of applications from fact-checking…
admin10/01/2023
EFCSN presents itself as advocate and voice for fact-checkers in Europe at conference in Brussels
The European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) presented its Governance Body and newly-written Code of professional standards at a public event…
admin17/11/2022
EFCSN presents its Code of Standards and Governance Body in Brussels on November 16, 2022
The European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) will hold a public conference on November 16, 2022 in Brussels to present its…
admin14/11/2022
EFCSN elects its first Governance Body that will be presented at Brussels conference
In the last few months, the European fact-checking community has been working to define the European Code of Standards for…
admin08/11/2022
