List of fact-checking websites


This list of fact-checking websites includes websites that provide fact-checking services about both political and non-political subjects.

Certifications for fact-checking sites

Whether a fact-checking site is in a network like the International Fact-Checking Network can help to establish the reliability of a fact-checking organization.

International Fact-Checking Network

launched in 2015 by the Poynter Institute set a code of ethics for fact-checking organizations. The IFCN reviews fact-checkers for compliance with its code, and issues a certification to publishers who pass the audit. The certification lasts for one year, and fact-checkers must be re-examined annually to retain their certifications. IFCN lists 170 organizations as members as of July 2024. Facebook and Instagram have used the IFCN's certification to vet publishers for fact-checking contracts.

European Fact-Checking Standards Network

The European Fact-Checking Standards Network was launched in 2023, following a European Commission project to write the . The EFCSN reviews fact-checkers for compliance with its code, and issues a certification to publishers who pass the audit of two independent assessors. The certification lasts for two years, and fact-checkers must be re-examined at the end of their certification in order to retain it. EFCSN membership is open to organisations with a substantial and demonstrable focus on a country that is a member of the Council of Europe, Kosovo, Belarus, or Russia. The EFCSN has 61 members as of April 2025.

Duke Reporters' Lab

The Reporters' Lab at Duke University maintains a database of fact-checking organizations that is managed by Mark Stencel and Bill Adair. As of 2024, the database has 439 non-partisan organizations around the world. The Lab's inclusion criteria are based on whether the organization:

Global

The Duke Reporter's lab found the number of reputable fact-checking sites around the world plateauing in 2024 around 440.

Websites operated by international media companies

  • AFP fact checking : operated by Agence France-Presse, an international media agency.
  • * AFP fact checking is a signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network's codes of principles. AFP fact checking is indexed by Duke Reporter's Lab.
  • Reuters Fact Check : operated by Reuters, an international media agency.
  • * Reuters Fact Check is a signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network's codes of principles.

    By region

Africa

  • Africa Check: Africa's first independent fact-checking organization with offices in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Senegal and the UK checking claims made by public figures and the media in Africa.
  • * Africa Check is a signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network's codes of principles. Africa Check is indexed by Duke Reporter's Lab.
  • DUBAWA : is a West African independent verification and fact-checking project, initiated by the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development and supported by the most influential newsrooms and civic organisations in West Africa to help amplify the culture of truth in public discourse, public policy, and journalistic practice. It has a presence in Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia and The Gambia.
  • * DUBAWA is a signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network's codes of principles. DUBAWA is indexed by Duke Reporter's Lab.
  • Roundcheck : is a youth-led factchecking organization in Nigeria combating misinformation and disinformation and promoting media literacy. One of their objectives is integrating young people into factchecking to help curb the spread of information disorder.
  • * In 2022, the organisation began a bi-annual volunteering network aimed at training young fact-checkers in Africa and mentoring them to publish their contents for a period of four months after which they are inducted as team members.
  • * In 2024, a gender disinformation desk was created to monitor and factcheck misinformation and disinformation around gender.
  • News Verifier Africa : fact-checking and news verification platform for Africans. Established in 2020, the non-profit platform seeks to improve public access to accurate information by simplifying fact-checking and creating varied appealing formats for fact checked news, data and viral images.
  • FactCheckHub : This is the verification platform of the International Centre for Investigative Reporting aimed at combating misinformation in the society. It is an independent, non-partisan platform for factchecking with the primary aim of combating misinformation, disinformation, hoaxes and rumours about topical issues. It has been mentioned in the context of election monitoring.
  • * FactCheckHub is a signatory to the International Fact-checking Network's codes of principles. FactCheckHub is indexed by Duke Reporter's Lab.
  • PesaCheck : This is a fact-checking program established by Code for Africa in 2017 to verify public and financial statements of governments across 12 African countries using statistical data. Its fact-checks are available in English, French, Kiswahili, and Amharic. It also help non-profit organisations, universities, and media watch dogs set up their own fact-check groups.
  • * Code for Africa is a signatory to the International Fact-checking Network's codes of principles. PesaCheck is indexed by Duke Reporter's Lab.
  • Fact-Check Ghana : is a non-profit fact-checking project under the Media Foundation for West Africa. The first fact-checking project in Ghana was set up in 2016 to promote fact-based public discourse, especially in the media landscape that has seen a significant increase in internet access.https://www.modernghana.com/news/1271184/2024-elections-we-will-fact-check-and-expose-fals.html#google_vignette Fact-Check Ghana is headquartered in Accra. Fact-Check Ghana is a signatory to the International Fact-checking Network's codes of principles.
  • FactSpace West Africa : is an independent, non-partisan organisation working to tackle mis/disinformation and propaganda across West Africa. The organization leads fact-checking initiatives in Ghana, The Gambia, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria. FactSpace is a signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network Code of Principles.

    Asia-Pacific

Australia

  • RMIT ABC Fact Check : launched in June 2016, was jointly funded by RMIT University and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was associated with the RMIT FactLab. The RMIT ABC Fact Check was focused on political fact-checking. As of the 1st of July 2024 it has ceased operation and will be replaced with ABC News Verify.
  • * Both RMIT ABC Fact Check and RMIT FactLab are a signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network's codes of principles. Both RMIT ABC Fact Check and RMIT FactLab are indexed by Duke Reporter's Lab.
  • AAP FactCheck : Part of non-profit national news agency Australian Associated Press ; launched in 2019.
  • *AAP is a signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network's codes of principles. AAP FactCheck is indexed by Duke Reporter's Lab.
  • Hoax Slayer was a website dedicated to the topic of urban legends. Opened in 2003, it became defunct since 2021.

    Bangladesh

  • FactWatch : an independent fact-checking entity affiliated to the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh.
  • * FactWatch is a signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network's codes of principles. FactWatch is indexed by Duke Reporter's Lab.
  • Jachai is a Bangladesh-based fact-checking website that highlights the truth of various news and information circulating online and thereby encourages everyone to disseminate information responsibly.
  • Rumor Scanner Bangladesh : an independent fact-checking initiative.
  • *Rumor Scanner is a signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network's codes of principles Rumor Scanner is indexed by Duke Reporter's Lab.
  • BOOM Live, http://www.boomlive.in/: IFCN certified independent fact-checking initiative based in Mumbai, India.
  • * BOOM is a signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network's codes of principles. BOOM Live is indexed by Duke Reporter's Lab.
  • 'Dismislab' is a Bangladesh-based fact-checking and media research platform that verifies the accuracy of news, images, videos, and claims circulating online, with the aim of promoting responsible information sharing.

    China

Fact-checking websites in China often avoid commenting on political, economic, and other current affairs. Several Chinese fact-checking websites have been criticized for lack of transparency with regard to their methodology and sources, and for following Chinese propaganda. Operators of some fact-checking websites in China admit to self-censorship.
  • AFP Hong Kong : Fact-checking by the Hong Kong bureau of the Agence France-Presse news service.
  • *AFP fact checking is a signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network's codes of principles. AFP fact checking is indexed by Duke Reporter's Lab.
  • Annie Lab : a project by the University of Hong Kong's Journalism & Media Studies Centre in collaboration with ANNIE
  • *Annie Lab is a signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network's codes of principles. Annie Lab is indexed by Duke Reporter's Lab.
  • China Fact Check : a project founded by Shanghai-based Chinese journalist Wei Xing.
  • *While the outlet has been praised for its debunking of disinformation related to, among others, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, its founder has noted that self-censorship is required in cases where the "result goes against the government's stance."
  • : a government platform run by the Cyberspace Administration of China
  • *The website has been criticized for lack of transparency with regards to its methodology and sources, and following Chinese propaganda.
  • Factcheck Lab : a project by the nonprofit Culture and Media Education Foundation in Hong Kong.
  • *Factcheck Lab is a signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network's codes of principles. Factcheck Lab is indexed by Duke Reporter's Lab.
  • HKBU Fact Check : a project by the School of Communication at Hong Kong Baptist University.
  • *HKBU Fact Check is a signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network's codes of principles. HKBU Fact Check is indexed by Duke Reporter's Lab.
  • Tencent News Jiao Zhen : official fact checking project by Chinese company Tencent.
  • *Tencent News Jiao Zhen is indexed by Duke Reporter's Lab.
  • *The website has been criticized for lack of transparency with regards to its methodology and sources, and following Chinese propaganda.