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Every day, fact-checkers around the world go to work against a relentless flood of online falsehoods. We asked them on International #FactCheckingDay: What does that fight actually look like right now?

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Fact-checkers worldwide are under more pressure than ever. Their reach has also never been greater. Tomorrow, on April 2, the IFCN is showing the data – and exploring what comes next.

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At #GlobalFact, @FullFact’s Andrew Dudfield reflected on how IFCN built trust with platforms by setting clear standards and sharing how fact-checks are made. Now, as AI reshapes how people find and consume information, he reminded us: we might not be able to fight tomorrow’s battles with outdated strategy.

Factchequeado Co-founder and CEO Laura Zommer said innovation does not mean shifting how journalism is done, but rather how it’s delivered to audiences. “We need to explain complex things, but we need to do that in the places, the channels and the formats that our audiences are choosing every day,” Zommer said. “ If we are not doing that… , we are losing the battle.” Zommer spoke at #GlobalFact12 in Rio de Janeiro, where over 300 fact-checkers gathered last week.

“The fact is: All these AI models and the fact that people are using AI tools for search…. They still need checked information.” Patrícia Campos Mello at #GlobalFact12: poynter.org/fact-checking/…

Scenes from #GlobalFact12: The world’s largest gathering of fact-checkers from around the world—coming together to share tools and reflect on how the community can chart a new path collectively. Swipe for highlights from the conference! 📸: Andressa Guerra

#GlobalFact12 speakers shared advice with fact-checkers about how to approach partnerships in challenging times. Read more: poynter.org/fact-checking/…

WATCH: Factchequeado CEO and Co-Founder Laura Zommer speaks to the GlobalFact 12 audience. As fact-checkers continue to uphold the long established ethics of journalism, they should also strive to innovate as a way to survive: poynter.org/fact-checking/…

“The way to be the resistance is to do our work the best that we can.” One of #GlobalFact12’s keynote speakers, Brazilian journalist Patrícia Campos Mello is reporter at large and columnist at Folha de São Paulo newspaper.

Despite the challenges they discussed, Day 2 keynote panelists encouraged fact-checkers to continue their work. “There are people that want us to stop doing our job, there are people that want journalists not to exist,” Factchequeado CEO and Co-Founder Laura Zommer said. “This is exactly the moment where we can’t stop doing what we are doing.”

Bruno Fávero of @aosfatos reflects on the tension between visibility and sustainability in emerging platforms — and why the fact-checking community has a chance to chart a new path collectively. Stay in touch with the international fact-checking community with IFCN’s newsletter: poynter.org/subscribe-to-f…

Factchequeado Co-founder and CEO @lauzommer said that for journalists to resist being defunded by change, “we need to be more creative, more collaborative and more innovative.” Zommer spoke at #GlobalFact12 in Rio de Janeiro, where the IFCN gathered over 300 fact-checkers this week.

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Brazilian Journalist @camposmello talks about the current fact-checking outlook worldwide. One of #GlobalFact12’s keynote speakers, Campos Mello is a reporter at large and columnist at Folha de São Paulo newspaper. For over 25 years, she has been covering international relations, economics and human rights, and has reported from over 50 countries.