%0 Generic %A Rodríguez Pérez, Carlos %A Seibt, Taís %A Magallón Rosa, Raúl %A Paniagua Rojanoe, Francisco Javier %A Chacón Peinado, Sonia %8 2022 %@ 17512786 %U http://hdl.handle.net/10818/56062 %X 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 %I JOURNALISM PRACTICE %T Purposes, Principles, and Difficulties of Fact-checking inIbero-America: Journalists’Perceptions %R 10.1080/17512786.2022.2124434 %~ Intellectum