Faktograf.hr
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Type of site | Fact-checking |
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| Available in | Croatian |
| Created by | Petar Vidov Sanja Despot Ana Brakus Gabrijela Galić Ana Benačić |
| Founder(s) | Croatian Journalists' Association GONG |
| Editor | Petar Vidov[1] |
| URL | faktograf |
| Registration | none |
| Launched | 2015 |
Content license | Creative Commons 2.0[2] |
Faktograf.hr is a Croatian fact-checking website set up in 2015 by the Croatian Journalists' Association and GONG.[3] It is a member of the International Fact Checking Network and, since April 2019, part of Facebook's Third Party Fact Checking program.[1][4][5] As of 2019, it is the only media organization in Croatia specialized in fact checking.[5]
Faktograf.hr rates the accuracy of statements of Croatian public figures and media on a five-grade scale: Fakt ("Fact"), Tri kvarta fakta ("Three quarters of a fact"), Polufakt ("Half-fact"), Ni pola fakta ("Less than half of a fact"), and Ni F od fakta ("Not a fact"). [6]
History
[edit]In 2019, Faktograf partnered with Facebook as one of their European factcheckers.[7] In May 2019 Faktograf, together with 18 other Fact-checking organizations, joined the International Fact-Checking Network's FactCheckEU, which provided factchecks on the European Union (EU) and on statements by European political figures. It also exposed hoaxes related to the EU elections.[8] In December 2019, Faktograf uncovered the fact that the Croatian Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts had used money from EU subsidies to approve a grant of €13,200 [the equivalent of $14,500] for the portal Dnevno.hr, which had been proven to having repeatedly shared misinformation about the EU, spread fake news and even hate speech.[9]
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Faktograf was falsely accused by social media users, online platforms and websites in Croatia, of "effectively censoring their opinions" shared on Facebook, when they were purely marking inaccurate content and misinformation and the decision whether to remove such content remained entirely with Facebook.[7] In June 2020, Faktograf, together with several other southeast European organizations, founded SEE Check, a fact-checking network to expose viral COVID-19 misinformation in Southeast Europe, as well as a related Viber community group, Twitter account and Facebook page.[10]
In February 2021, Faktograf flagged a video as a hoax, in which an energy drink tested positive for Covid-19. The test was not carried out in accordance with instructions and therefore the result was not reliable. Faktograf had previously exposed a similar attempt by an Austrian politician using a different carbonated drink.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Što je i čemu služi Faktograf.hr" [What is Faktograf.hr and what is it for?]. Faktograf.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Impressum". Faktograf.hr. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Faktograf.hr - evo koji su političari uhvaćeni u laži" [Faktograf.hr - here are the politicians who were caught lying]. Hrvatska radiotelevizija (in Croatian). 29 October 2015. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Facebook širi mrežu nezavisnih 'fact-checkera' u EU uoči europskih izbora" [Facebook is expanding its network of independent fact-checkers in the European Union ahead of the European elections]. Večernji.hr (in Croatian). 26 April 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Kako Faktograf.hr otkriva lažne vijesti za Facebook". hnd.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Journalists' Association. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Koje su ocjene?" [What are the grades?]. Faktograf.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Facebook-Partnered Croatian Fact-Checkers Face "Huge Amount of Hatred"". Balkan Insight. May 27, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- ^ "Spotted a dodgy claim or a dubious statistic? TheJournal.ie is factchecking the European elections with 18 other newsrooms". TheJournal.ie. May 18, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ "Fact-checking service blames Croatian government for using EU money to fund online portal that spreads disinformation". meta.mk. December 2, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ "How Faktograf worked across borders to stem COVID-19 misinformation in southeastern Europe". Poynter Institute. June 26, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ "Factually: Twitter, your Birdwatch has problems". Poynter Institute. February 18, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.