Events Organized by Vishvas.News
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Meeting with IFCN’s Director
Vishvas News hosted a session on October 21, 2019 that was attended by IFCN’s Director Baybars Orsek, who shared the details about the IFCN, its work and activities, code of principles and also the growth of the fact-checking movement globally.
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International Fact Checking Day
Vishvas.News organised a Fact Check Conclave where the Google News Initiative India Network Trainers joined to celebrate the International Fact-Checking day on April 2. The event was also witnessed by S. Y. Quraishi, the ex election commissioner of India.
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Fact Check and News Verification Fellowship Programme
Vishvas News conducted a year-long training programme for 20 journalists from 10 major Indian news organisations to equip them with the knowledge and skills required for fact-checking and news verification. These 20 fellows included two each selected from 10 leading media organisations shortlisted by Vishvas News: The Indian Express, The Hindu, Hindustan Times, Asianet News, Manorama Online, Lokmat, Deccan Herald, Press Trust of India, Prajavani and Mathrubhumi.
The fellows worked with international experts and trainers from Vishvas News.
It began with an intensive, five-day workshop. A number of learning modules were used for this training.
This was followed by daily sessions for one year, and the modules were tailored keeping each participant in mind.
More than 50 fact-checking tools were discussed and taught, to turn these journalists into professional fact-checkers.
The programme, supported by the IAMAI and Meta, ran from December 2021 and culminated with a day-long conference at the Meta office on November 30, 2022.
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Other trainings
Four trainings on fact-checking have been conducted for military officers:
- The first was on-ground for 40 senior officers of CRPF in June 2022
- The second was online for CRPF officers in July 2022 for 30 officers
- The third training was on-ground for 20 Indian Army officers in Nov 2022
- In January 2023, the fourth training was conducted for a group of 20 officers of the Army, Navy, and Air Force
