{"CACHEDAT":"2026-05-18 20:10:02","SLUG":"finding-authentic-materials-fRxOk8lMZW","MARKDOWN":"# Logical fallacies\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n# Fact-Checking Tools\n\n\n:::info\n#### AFP Fact Check (France)\n\n* **Languages:** English, French\n* **Focus**: n dubious pictures, videos, official statements and other misinformation that appears online\n* **Funding:** partially subsidised by the French government, also receives direct support from Facebook.\n* **Link:** \n\n#### BBC Reality Check (United Kingdom)\n\n* **Language:** English\n* **Focus:** rumours and claims from news sites or social media\n* **Funding:** publicly funded\n* **Link:** \n\n#### Correctiv (Germany)\n\n* **Languages**: German; also publishes in Arabic, English, French, Russian and Turkish via partner outlets\n* **Focus**: mis- and disinformation, investigative journalism\n\n **Funding**: donations (major donors include Luminate, Brost-Stiftung, Open Society Foundations, Google, Deutsche Telekom); a commercial subsidiary receives payment from Facebook for fact-checking content \n* Link: \n\n#### dpa-Faktencheck (Germany)\n\n* **Languages**: German, Dutch, French (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg)\n* **Focus**: claims of public relevance; political statements and viral content\n* **Funding**: market-funded news agency; minor project funding (Google News Initiative, EU); Meta cooperation flagged per fact-check\n* **Link**: \n\n#### FactCheck.org (United States)\n\n* **Language**: English\n* **Focus**: US political claims and statements; viral hoaxes\n* **Funding**: Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania, primarily funded by the Annenberg Foundation; Meta partnership ran from 2016 until ending in 2025 \n* **Link**: \n\n#### **Faktabaari (Finland)**\n\n* **Languages:** Finnish, Swedish, English\n* **Focus:** fact-checks, especially during local, national and European elections\n* **Funding:** primarily via third sector grants and prizes\n* **Link:** \n\n#### Maldita.es (Spain)\n\n* **Language**: Spanish\n* **Focus**: politics, science, health, climate, migration, gender; community-driven\n* **Funding**: nonprofit foundation; donations, membership, platform partnerships (Meta, Google), EU research projects\n* **Link**: \n\n#### Pagella Politica (Italy)\n\n* **Language**: Italian\n* **Focus**: statements by Italian politicians (sister site Facta.news covers viral mis-/disinformation)\n* **Funding**: private company; revenue from media clients, Meta partnership (via Facta.news), EU and Erasmus+ project funding\n* **Link**: \n\n#### **Reuters Fact Check** (UK)\n\n* **Language**: English\n* **Focus**: Visual material, claims posted on social media\n* **Funding**: Reuters, Facebook provides financial support\n* **Link**: \n\n#### Snopes (USA)\n\n* **Language**: English\n* **Focus**: urban legends, internet rumours, US political and social claims\n* **Funding**: independent media company; advertising and member subscriptions; previous Meta partnership ended 2019\n* **Link**: \n\n:::\n\n\n:::warning\n\n\n:::","HTML":"

Logical fallacies

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https://www.logicalfallacies.org/

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https://www.logicallyfallacious.com/

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https://practice-school.eu/part1/module2/logical-fallacies/

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Fact-Checking Tools

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AFP Fact Check (France)

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  • Languages: English, French\n
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  • Focus: n dubious pictures, videos, official statements and other misinformation that appears online\n
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  • Funding: partially subsidised by the French government, also receives direct support from Facebook.\n
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  • Link: https://factcheck.afp.com/\n
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BBC Reality Check (United Kingdom)

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Correctiv (Germany)

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  • Languages: German; also publishes in Arabic, English, French, Russian and Turkish via partner outlets\n
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  • Focus: mis- and disinformation, investigative journalism\n

    Funding: donations (major donors include Luminate, Brost-Stiftung, Open Society Foundations, Google, Deutsche Telekom); a commercial subsidiary receives payment from Facebook for fact-checking content

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  • Link: https://correctiv.org/\n
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dpa-Faktencheck (Germany)

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  • Languages: German, Dutch, French (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg)\n
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  • Focus: claims of public relevance; political statements and viral content\n
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  • Funding: market-funded news agency; minor project funding (Google News Initiative, EU); Meta cooperation flagged per fact-check\n
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  • Link: https://dpa-factchecking.com/germany/\n
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FactCheck.org (United States)

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  • Language: English\n
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  • Focus: US political claims and statements; viral hoaxes\n
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  • Funding: Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania, primarily funded by the Annenberg Foundation; Meta partnership ran from 2016 until ending in 2025\n
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  • Link: https://www.factcheck.org/\n
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Faktabaari (Finland)

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  • Languages: Finnish, Swedish, English\n
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  • Focus: fact-checks, especially during local, national and European elections\n
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  • Funding: primarily via third sector grants and prizes\n
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  • Link: https://faktabaari.fi/\n
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Maldita.es (Spain)

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  • Language: Spanish\n
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  • Focus: politics, science, health, climate, migration, gender; community-driven\n
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  • Funding: nonprofit foundation; donations, membership, platform partnerships (Meta, Google), EU research projects\n
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  • Link: https://maldita.es/\n
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Pagella Politica (Italy)

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  • Language: Italian\n
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  • Focus: statements by Italian politicians (sister site Facta.news covers viral mis-/disinformation)\n
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  • Funding: private company; revenue from media clients, Meta partnership (via Facta.news), EU and Erasmus+ project funding\n
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  • Link: https://pagellapolitica.it/\n
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Reuters Fact Check (UK)

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  • Language: English\n
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  • Focus: Visual material, claims posted on social media\n
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  • Funding: Reuters, Facebook provides financial support\n
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  • Link: https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/\n
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Snopes (USA)

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  • Language: English\n
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  • Focus: urban legends, internet rumours, US political and social claims\n
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  • Funding: independent media company; advertising and member subscriptions; previous Meta partnership ended 2019\n
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  • Link: https://www.snopes.com/\n
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https://edmo.eu/resources/fact-checking-publications/fact-checking-briefs/

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