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Attorney Lanny J. Davis asks the Kyiv Post to Commit to the "Code of Principles" of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN)
Davis pointed out that major news organizations such as the , , the Pulitzer Prize winning at the , and other news organizations and websites from the U.S. and virtually every European nation, including Ukraine , have already signed on. See full list of more than 150 IFCN Verified Signatories around the globe here.
If it signed, the would join , a current IFCN signatory in Ukraine and one of the world's most-respected journalistic fact-checking groups. is part of the Media Reforms Center at the Kyiv School of Journalism (Kyiv-Mohula University), and it confirms that is a Verified Signatory to the IFCN Code of Principles on its website. states: "Integrity is important for us. So when we publish an error, we acknowledge it and correct it as quickly as possible, both online and on social media."
The IFCN let attorney Davis know that the was not a Verified Signatory, and so Davis now asks the to commit to the IFCN's Code to correct the record and fact-check as many leading journalistic organizations and websites in the U.S., Europe , and around the world have done.
Davis promised to continue to ask the to join and many others in becoming a Verified Signatory to the IFCN Code of Principles.
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