{"id":12195,"date":"2022-09-01T15:03:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T14:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=12195"},"modified":"2022-09-01T15:03:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T14:03:05","slug":"ifcn-opens-legal-defense-fund-to-fact-checkers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/ifcn-opens-legal-defense-fund-to-fact-checkers\/","title":{"rendered":"IFCN opens legal defense fund to fact-checkers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has launched a Legal Defense Fund for fact-checkers facing harassment and litigation issues due to their fact-checking work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fund facilitated by Meta&#8217;s renewed support and IFCN&#8217;s partnership with Google News Initiative is available for more than 120 verified signatories of IFCN. Successful applicants will access 40,000 dollars for litigation costs and other fact-checking disputes, information from IFCN reveals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enock Nyariki, the Community and Impact manager of The International Fact-Checking Network noted that an 11-member selection committee that will be charged with the responsibility of selecting suitable applicants are fact-checkers representatives from around the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The funding opportunity is exclusively open to only verified signatories of&nbsp; IFCN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IFCN has also provided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poynter.org\/ifcn\/fact-checkers-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">additional resources<\/a> in multiple languages to help fact-checkers address issues of harassment on their new fact-checkers\u2019 resource page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IFCN Crisis Communications Management Playbook, best practices guidebook, and Journalist Safety Guide are also available to signatories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To apply for this funding opportunity, follow this link <a href=\"https:\/\/ifcn.submittable.com\/submit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/ifcn.submittable.com\/submit<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enock Nyariki, the Community and Impact manager of The International Fact-Checking Network noted that an 11-member selection committee that will be charged with the responsibility of selecting suitable applicants are fact-checkers representatives from around the 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