Welcome to Global Fact 9, the only conference dedicated to fact-checking worldwide, organized by the International Fact-Checking Network at the Poynter Institute. 

This year’s Global Fact will take place in Oslo, Norway, for the first time in-person after two years of virtual conferences. Previous Global Fact conferences were held in cities such as London, Buenos Aires, Madrid, Rome, and Cape Town. 

This year's Global Fact will take place between 22-25, June 2022 in-person at Oslo Metropolitan University in Oslo, Norway. Virtual participation is also available.  Each day of the summit will feature seven hours of forward-thinking sessions to inspire lively discussions surrounding the important role facts play in society. 

The conference is organized by the International Fact-Checking Network at Poynter Institute in partnership with Norwegian fact-checking organization Faktisk.no; OsloMET University; the journalism training institute Institutt for Journalistikk and the foundation for investigative journalism, SKUP.

Admission is free for those interested in attending the main track sessions; however, some sessions are exclusive to International Fact-Checking Network’s verified signatory organizations. For more information on the sessions, check out various ticket/registration options.

Featured Speakers of Global Fact 9!

• Anne Applebaum
  Pulitzer Prize-winning Historian, Journalist and Commentator
  
  
• Craig Silverman
  Reporter for ProPublica and editor of the Verification Handbook
  
  
• Joan Donovan, PhD
  Research Director of the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media
  
  
• Jane Lytvynenko
  Senior research fellow TaSC project, Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center Freelance reporter
  
  
• Patrícia Campos Mello
  Reporter at large at Folha de São Paulo newspaper
  
  

• Peter McIndoe
  Founder of the “Birds Aren’t Real” movement
  

 

What to Expect?

• Main track - June 23 & 24 morning sessions featuring select sessions from the following tracks
  
  
• Academic track (June 22, Wednesday full day + select session(s) on main track)
  
  
• Developers track (select session(s) on main track + afternoon sessions on June 23, 24, 25 in breakout rooms)
  
  
• Editorial track (select session(s) on main track + afternoon sessions on June 23, 24, 25 in breakout rooms)
  
  
• Media literacy track (select session(s) on main track + afternoon sessions on June 23, 24. 25 in breakout rooms)
  
  
• Sustainability track (select session(s) on main track + afternoon sessions on June 23, 24, 25 in breakout rooms)

Programming information will be provided in the next couple of weeks and months as speakers and sessions are confirmed.

What will be discussed at Global Fact 9? (partial list)

• Today and the future of automated fact-checking
• Policy and regulation debates from fact-checkers perspectives
• Collaboration among fact-checkers
• Deploying fact-checking as a product for sustainable revenue
• Fact-checking health-related claims in the age of COVID-19
• Conversations with tech platforms
• Cybersecurity for fact-checkers and journalists
• ClaimReview & MediaReview
• Fact-checking elections if different parts of the world

Can’t wait for Global Fact 9? Visit globalfact8.com to relive last year’s virtual summit!

Live streaming of the main auditorium sessions and select sessions from breakout rooms will be provided to the attendees via the virtual access option. 

Please feel free to reach out to info@globalfact9.com if you have any questions!

Global Fact 9 in-person participants can book their hotels with our accommodation partner Thon Hotels in Oslo using this dedicated booking page. You can book your stay with Thon Hotels from the link below.

https://www.thonhotels.com/event/global-fact-conference/