GlobalFact 2026 in Vilnius, Lithuania, opens registration for June conference
GlobalFact to welcome 500 attendees from 80 countries
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The world’s fact-checking journalists will convene in Vilnius, Lithuania, for the 13th annual GlobalFact conference from June 17 to 19. Registration for the public is now open, with tickets on sale at register.globalfactconference.org.
GlobalFact is where the fact-checking world convenes. Presented by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at Poynter, it is the largest and most influential summit of its kind — an annual gathering where professionals tackle the field’s toughest challenges, share best practices and build the connections that make fact-checking more effective everywhere.
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