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Only US-based fact-checkers from the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) will check flagged posts against its code of principles.

The IFCN believes part of this goal was reached: Among more than 250 participants, the fact-checking annual summit welcomed six fact-checking organizations from Africa, three of which were new to the event.

Being a verified signatory of the IFCN code of principles is a definite plus.

Join the IFCN’s pool of assessors and help vet fact-checkers before they join our code of principles.

Kanchan Kaur, from Bangalore’s Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media, investigated BOOMLive for around three months to assess their values of transparency and nonpartisanship for the IFCN certification.

Per the request of 42 IFCN verified signatories attending the Global Fact V summit held in Rome last June, the following criteria were modified to increase the transparency and neutrality required from aspiring signatories.

The IFCN’s Dulce Ramos spoke with El Universal about the misinformation problem and the purpose of International Fact-Checking Day.