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FACTEUR Training Programme: Building Resilience and Security for Fact-Checkers

FACTEUR Training Programme: Building Resilience and Security for Fact-Checkers

9 September 2026 4 min read

FACTEUR is launching a free training programme of 10 online sessions to help European fact-checking organisations build resilience against online harassment, legal threats and crises. The first session opens 9 October 2026.

EFCSN Permanent Call for Protection Grants: Keeping Fact-Checkers Safe, Operational, and Independent

EFCSN Permanent Call for Protection Grants: Keeping Fact-Checkers Safe, Operational, and Independent

2 September 2026 8 min read

Fact-checkers are frequently the targets of attacks and harassment as they speak truth to power. The fact-checking community has been repeatedly harassed: individual fact-checkers and organisations have faced threats, vandalised offices, SLAPPs, and coordinated online hate campaigns designed to censor…

EFCSN Database Tender: Extending Integrity Base Beyond the EU

EFCSN Database Tender: Extending Integrity Base Beyond the EU

13 August 2026 8 min read

A FACTEUR call for tender inviting fact-checking organisations outside the EU and DEP-associated countries to contribute their fact-checks to Europe’s shared fact-check database, for contracts of up to €70,000 over 24 months. Open from 13 August 2026, closing 27 August…

EFCSN Statement on harmful disinformation and the Ceuta crisis

EFCSN Statement on harmful disinformation and the Ceuta crisis

11 August 2026 3 min read

EFCSN statement on the Ceuta disinformation crisis: verified false claims, new emergency response grants, and expanded platform cooperation.

EFCSN Emergency Response Microgrants call banner for fact-checkers responding to information crises

EFCSN Emergency Response Microgrants: Helping Fact-Checkers Act Fast When Disinformation Surges

10 August 2026 8 min read

EFCSN is launching Emergency Response Microgrants to help certified fact-checkers respond to disinformation surges during crisis events across Europe. With a total budget of €50,000, grants of up to €1,000 cover fact-sheets and up to €3,500 cover case studies. Open…

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