HKBU Fact Check becomes an accredited signatory of the Code of Principles by the International Fact-Checking Network

Since Dec. 15, 2022, HKBU Fact Check has been an accredited signatory of the Code of Principles of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), which was launched by Poynter Institute in 2015. IFCN’s Code of Principles provides a set of fundamental guidelines for all fact-checking practitioners to follow. To be a verified signatory of the Code, an organization must abide by the principles of nonpartisanship and fairness while ensuring transparency of sources, methodology, funding and organization as well as pursuing an open and honest correction policy.

As the third organization in Hong Kong to be recognized as an IFCN signatory, HKBU Fact Check joins the ranks of 84 active international organizations in the global fact-checking network. Among them are well-known news outlets, such as Reuters and Agence France-Presse. HKBU Fact Check will continue to abide by the Code of Principles of IFCN and make every effort to combat the surge of misinformation.