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Exhibit 1082

The commitments of the Code of Principles (International Fact-Checking Network)

Exhibit 1082 ยท Professional code

The commitments of the Code of Principles (International Fact-Checking Network)

Signatory organizations are transparent about their funding sources. If they accept funding from other organizations, they ensure that funders have no influence over the conclusions the fact-checkers reach in their reports.

Five principles (non-partisanship and fairness; sources; funding and organization; methodology; corrections), assessed against 31 criteria by independent assessors. Principle 3 requires signatories to disclose each source of funding of 5% or more of total revenue and to ensure funders have no influence over conclusions. Principle 4 requires fact-checks to set out evidence that appears to support the claim as well as evidence that appears to undermine it.

Source
International Fact-Checking Network, Poynter Institute
Date
Current page; capture of 14 April 2024
Quoted from
Principle #3, A commitment to Transparency of Funding & Organization
Grade
Primary record
Document
https://ifcncodeofprinciples.poynter.org/know-more/the-commitments-of-the-code-of-principles
Accessed
2026-11-10
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