@misc{10818/56062,
year = {2022},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10818/56062},
abstract = {Fact-checking journalism has become a common practice tocounteract  misinformation.  This  research   analyzes  theperceptions of fact-checkers in Ibero-America on the purposes,principles, and challenges of fact-checking. Specifically, westudiediftherearedifferences  in  perception  based  onadherence to the International Fact-Checking Network’s (IFCN)Code of Principles, how frequently fact-checkers perform fact-checks, as well as their experience and age. Data were collectedthrough a questionnaire that received 122 responses from fact-checkers  in  17  countries.  Results  indicate  that  journalists’experience appears to be a variable that can help understandthe boundaries between fact-checking and political and socialactivism in Ibero-America. Less-experienced fact-checkers weremore likely to consider activism to be a purpose of fact-checking. Age was a predictive factor for explaining reformistperceptions of the essence of fact-checking in Ibero-America,with younger fact-checkers more likely to state that the purposeof fact-checking is to uphold the ideals of journalism and serveas a commitment to information transparency. Pledging toadhere to IFCN’sCodeofPrincipleswasfoundtofacilitatetheuse and analysis of fact-checking tools. The implications of thesefindings are discussed},
publisher = {JOURNALISM PRACTICE},
title = {Purposes, Principles, and Difficulties of Fact-checking inIbero-America: Journalists’Perceptions},
doi = {10.1080/17512786.2022.2124434},
author = {Rodríguez Pérez, Carlos and Seibt, Taís and Magallón Rosa, Raúl and Paniagua Rojanoe, Francisco Javier and Chacón Peinado, Sonia},
}