Poynter Institute: World's Fact-Checkers Issue 'Sarajevo Statement' Supporting Fact-Checking as Free Speech, Not Censorship, at GlobalFact 11 Conference
June 26, 2024
June 26, 2024
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, June 26 (TNSres) -- The Poynter Institute issued the following news release:
Fact-checking adds to public debates and should never be considered a form of censorship, affirmed the world's fact-checkers in a formal statement issued as part of their GlobalFact 11 conference in Sarajevo.
In recent years, fact-checkers have been attacked as online censors, and after such attacks have been subject to abuse and harassment. Such responses are unwarrant . . .
Fact-checking adds to public debates and should never be considered a form of censorship, affirmed the world's fact-checkers in a formal statement issued as part of their GlobalFact 11 conference in Sarajevo.
In recent years, fact-checkers have been attacked as online censors, and after such attacks have been subject to abuse and harassment. Such responses are unwarrant . . .