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European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) @eurofactcheck.bsky.social · 12h

Two EFCSN members are finalists for the 2026 #DaphneCaruanaGalizia Journalism Prize. EFE Verifica, for "Noticias falsas, víctimas reales," exposing the real victims behind fake news. Malditaes, for "Depredadores en TikTok 2," which uncovered more than 1,300 child predators on TikTok.

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European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) @eurofactcheck.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The @eurofactcheck.bsky.social Chair Clara Jiménez Cruz asked France's President Emmanuel Macron in front of 400 students at Universidad Complutense de Madrid: is the #DSA enforced with its full power today?

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European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) @eurofactcheck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today @eurofactcheck.bsky.social members came together for a #prebunking workshop, as part of our members training, with Professor Sander van der Linden from University of Cambridge.

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European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) @eurofactcheck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📢 Join the EFCSN and our our Serbian members Istinomer, Fakenews Tragač, raskrikavanje, AFP Serbia for an online roundtable on information integrity ahead of the parliamentary elections. Register here: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) @eurofactcheck.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Fact-checkers across EU are facing growing risks: online harassment, legal threats, and coordinated attacks. Together with Pagella Politica, Faktograf, we are launching training program to help fact-checking organisations build resilience and respond effectively when it matters most.

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European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) @eurofactcheck.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The EU's 2nd DSA systemic risks report is out, and disinformation is named a recurring threat to elections, health & people's wallets. EFCSN evidence is cited in 3 chapters: efcsn.com/policy/2nd-d... #DigitalServicesAct #DSA #Disinformation #FactChecking #PlatformAccountability

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European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) @eurofactcheck.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

We're one week out from #GlobalFact2026, and we sat down with one of the keynote speakers: @janelytv.bsky.social, senior technology reporter at @nbcnews.com and veteran misinformation investigator. Her take on the current state of the field is worth a read: www.poynter.org/fact-checkin...

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Veteran reporter Jane Lytvynenko discusses the skills reporters need for OSINT, Telegram reporting - Poynter

Lytvynenko will speak at this year's GlobalFact conference in Lithuania

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European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) @eurofactcheck.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Three EFCSN members are finalists at this year's Global Fact-Checking Awards. Maldita.es, @newtral.es and Pravda are all in the running across categories covering collaboration, creative format and impact.

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European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) @eurofactcheck.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

EFCSN coordinator Stephan will bepart of the upcoming Global Summit on Disinformation. On Wednesday, May 27 at 19:00 CEST, he will lead a 15-minute deep dive into the intersection of AI, media trust, and the fight against disinformation, followed by a live Q&A.

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European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) @eurofactcheck.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

@eurofactcheck.bsky.social is heading to #Vilnius🇱🇹 We are co-organizing #GlobalFact2026 w/ @factchecknet.bsky.social, Delfi, and LRT, the annual fact-checking summit taking place June 17-19 alongside the International Investigative Journalism Festival.

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European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) @eurofactcheck.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Last days to apply to the Project Round of the VI Global Summit on Disinformation Applications are open until May 2 (11:59 PM UTC-3). We are looking for initiatives addressing disinformation related to Climate Change and Health.

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ARENAS Project EU @arenasproject.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

A new white paper from the European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN - @eurofactcheck.bsky.social), titled "The Great Retreat: How Platforms Deprioritised Information Integrity and What to Do About It", highlights a concerning shift.

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European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) @eurofactcheck.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

🚀4 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄! Independent fact-checking is the cornerstone of a resilient democracy. Today, the European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) is proud to announce four new grant opportunities to empower fact-checkers across the continent:

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European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) @eurofactcheck.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

#Factchecking is an 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵. Professional fact-checking adds verified context to public debate, 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀 to reach their own 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

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European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) @eurofactcheck.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Misinformation doesn't speak just one language, and a "𝗼𝗻𝗲-𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲-𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀-𝗮𝗹𝗹" rollout cannot account for global linguistic diversity.

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European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) @eurofactcheck.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

#Meta’s @oversightboard.bsky.social has just published an opinion outlining the potential #humanright impacts of Meta’s plan to expand #communitynotes outside the United States.The verdict is clear: 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

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European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) @eurofactcheck.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

In a new guest contribution for Tech Policy Press, European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) Coordinator Stephan Mündges explains why professional #factchecking and #communitynotes should work together to protect information integrity in the EU.

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European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) @eurofactcheck.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Democracy needs facts, but Europe’s info safety is in decline. The @eurofactcheck White Paper is out now, detailing the Great Retreat: How Platforms Deprioritized Information Integrity and What to Do About It, The situation is bad, but we can fix it. Read more: efcsn.com/news/2026-...

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European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) @eurofactcheck.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

GlobalFact is where the fact-checking world convenes. #GlobalFact2026 takes place June 17-19 in Vilnius, Lithuania. 🎟️ Registration is officially OPEN. Stay tuned for speaker announcements and the full agenda in the coming months. eurofactcheck-efcsn.short.gy/GF2026

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European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) @eurofactcheck.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Marking our fourth year in Brussels, we are grateful to our co-organizers at @edmo-eu.bsky.social eu.bsky.social, @europarl.europa.eu, and the @ec.europa.eu, our fact-checking community members and partners who continue to build this ecosystem as we evolve.

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European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) @eurofactcheck.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

The last session of the joint conference focused on the #AI revolution. While AI-generated content and #deepfakes make high-volume #misinformation easier than ever to produce, these same technologies are providing #factcheckers with the scale needed to protect the public record. Key Insights ⬇️

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European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) @eurofactcheck.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Opening the #DSA enforcement panel at #DemocracyMattersFactsMatters2026, Marie Bohner (@afp.com) highlighted the high-stakes reality of this new regulatory era. We're seeing a shift toward hard accountability, where oversight moves from voluntary codes to legally binding rules w/ real consequences:

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European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) @eurofactcheck.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Russia pours billions into its disinformation apparatus, while Europe’s defense mechanisms are underfunded. At the #DemocracyMattersFactsMatter2026 joint conference, we focused on long-term resilience for the fact-checking community.

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European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) @eurofactcheck.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

The fact-checking community defends #freedomofspeech and #informationintegrity; the public has the right to access fact-based information so that democratic debate and elections rest on a shared foundation of facts.

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European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) @eurofactcheck.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

𝘐𝘴 "𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥" 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 In the session "Protecting Facts, Shielding Democracy," EP Vice-President Roberts Zīle (ECR)&MEP Mika Aaltola (EPP) joined EU Commission and civil society representatives to evaluate the EuropeanDemocracyShield.

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European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) @eurofactcheck.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 The joint conference, #DemocracyMattersFactsMatter2026 on information integrity, organised by the European Parliament, the @eurofactcheck.bsky.social and @edmo-eu.bsky.social, opened in Brussels.

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