Election Check 24, supported by the Google News Initiative, is a coalition of news publishers and fact-checkers brought together by PA Media, the UK and Ireland’s national news agency, to counter misinformation around the UK’s general election.
The general election is bringing new and more sophisticated challenges for platforms, publishers and reporters, with significant warnings about the likely quality and volume of disinformation that will test the integrity of the UK’s democracy – and the media which holds it to account.
Against this backdrop, PA Media’s fact-checking operation – accredited by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) – has established Election Check 24 to counter misinformation around the UK’s general election campaign.
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If you have read one of our fact checks and believe it is inaccurate or contains any errors, please email us at electioncheck24@pamediagroup.com as soon as possible, writing in the subject line “complaint”. You should summarise why you think our fact check is inaccurate, and include links to any supporting evidence where possible please.
Election Check 24 is a coalition of news organisations and fact-checkers. We will direct your complaint to the partner responsible for the check who will then follow their complaints and corrections policy.
If a fact check contains a substantive, factual error, we will publish a correction, along with a note at the top of copy making clear what is being corrected. The correction will then be made in the body of the copy and, if necessary, reflected in the headline and evaluation of the check.
Minor errors, such as spelling mistakes which have no bearing on the understanding of the article, will also be corrected and republished. The correction will be made in the body of the copy and, if necessary, reflected in the headline and evaluation of the check.
Fact-Checking Network (IFCN)
The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), based at the Poynter Institute in the United States, has been a champion for the best practices and exchanges of fact-based information since it was established in 2015.
PA Media is a verified signatory of its Code of Principles, a series of commitments which organisations abide by to promote excellence in fact-checking. You can see PA’s applications here and find out more about the code here. Details of the IFCN’s own complaints process can be found here.
