Global Fact-Checking Network presented its Development Plans at the World Public Summit in India

^{Evgeny Safronov}

The presentation of the Global Fact-Checking Network took place at the first meeting of the International Media Club of the World Peoples Assembly “Media and Shared Values: Shaping a Shared Future” on March 23, 2026, in New Delhi. The event was a notable part of the regional World Public Summit: India “New World: India in the Architecture of a Shared Future.”

The Global Fact-Checking Network Association is an international expert community that brings together 108 experts from 53 countries – journalists, bloggers, and influencers. It was established jointly by the ANPO “Dialog Regions”, TASS, and the New Media Workshop. 

The work of each expert is based on compliance with the Code of Responsible Fact-Checking – a set of professional principles shared by all GFCN members. The result is over 70 joint investigations and more than 160 educational materials. But the main thing is the model itself: cooperation based on common standards, despite geographical and cultural differences, – the project creators believe.

In 2025, more than 8,500 people completed training in GFCN programs as part of online and offline events. Now the association is expanding, launching an educational landing page with a basic fact-checking video lesson in 50 languages (including Hindi, English, etc.).

The educational landing page will allow the global audience to learn the general principles of fact-checking. At the same time, we used AI to translate the content in order to ensure a quick and large-scale launch, according to the project’s creators. GFCN is an example of how media can maintain common standards for working with information by sharing common values, learning, and developing together. The Association is open to new members!

^{The World Peoples Assembly is an international union of non-governmental organizations that forms a humanitarian platform for cooperation between the peoples of the world based on trust, mutual respect and common values.}