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World’s fact-checkers to meet in Vilnius for GlobalFact 2026

Poynter · The International Fact-Checking Network · last updated

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (August 20, 2025) — The world’s fact-checking journalists will convene in Lithuania’s capital city of Vilnius for the 13th annual GlobalFact summit in June 2026.

Presented by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at Poynter, GlobalFact is the world’s largest and most impactful summit for professional fact-checking. Every year, fact-checkers come together to address industry-wide challenges, exchange best practices and build collaborative solutions to improve our shared information ecosystem.

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