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Editor's note
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The Conversation's FactCheck unit has become the first fact-checking team in Australia and one of only two worldwide accredited by the International Fact-Checking Network, an alliance of fact-checkers hosted at the Poynter Institute in the US.
The only other fact-checking team accredited under this process is The Washington Post's Fact Checker.The accreditation process is part of a broader effort by media outlets to restore reader trust in a world where anyone can claim the title FactCheck – whether or not they have approached the task in a fair, rigorous and impartial way.
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Facebook has said being a signatory to Poynter’s code of principles is a condition for being accepted as a third-party fact-checker on its network.
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Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation
The Conversation's FactCheck has become the first fact-checking team in Australia and one of only two worldwide accredited by the International Fact-Checking Network at the US-based Poynter Institute.
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Narelle Miragliotta, Monash University
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Natalie Mast, University of Western Australia
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Yee-Fui Ng, RMIT University
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