Organization: Wojownicy Klawiatury
Applicant: Filip Szulik-Szarecki
Assessor: Grzegorz Piechota
Background
Having reviewed thoroughly the Wojownicy Klawiatury's application, documents and fact checks, I have concluded that the applicant is compliant with the IFCN Code of Principles.
Their work is important and much needed in Poland where the information sphere is flooded with misinformation and propaganda, and their efforts deserve a recognition.
However, as a former editor, I can see some room for improvements. I would like to encourage the applicant to put more effort in the quality of their fact checks -- including more sources or better quality expert sources in their fact checks.
Although the applications policies -- e.g., about corrections or structure -- meet the IFCN basic standards, I would also recommend expanding them to be more explicit and detailed, so they could be clearer for readers or other parties seeking a correction or filing a complaint.
Assessment Conclusion
I would like to recommend the IFCN Board to accept this application.
Grzegorz Piechota assesses application as Compliant
A short summary in native publishing language
Wojownicy Klawiatury to młoda i ambitna inicjatywa skupiona na weryfikacji faktów dyskutowanych w mediach w Polsce. Z pasją i zaangażowaniem dostarcza obywatelom bezstronnej i wiarygodnej informacji, przyczyniając się do poprawy jakości debaty publicznej.
Section 1: Eligibility to be a signatory
To be eligible to be a signatory, applicants must meet these six criteria
- 1.1 The applicant is a legally registered organization, or a distinct team or unit within a legally registered organization, and details of this are easily found on its website.
- 1.2 The team, unit or organization is set up exclusively for the purpose of fact-checking.
- 1.3 The applicant has published an average of at least one fact check a week over the course of the six months prior to the date of application. For applicants from countries with at least 5 or more verified signatories need to have at least a fact check a week over the twelve months of publishing track. Consult to factchecknet@poynter.org for confirmation.
- 1.4 On average, at least 75% of the applicant’s fact checks focus on claims related to issues that, in the view of the IFCN, relate to or could have an impact on the welfare or well-being of individuals, the general public or society.
- 1.5 The applicant’s editorial output is not, in the view of the IFCN, controlled by the state, a political party or politician.
- 1.6 If the organization receives funding from local or foreign state or political sources, it provides a statement on its site setting out to the satisfaction of the IFCN, how it ensures its funders do not influence the findings of its reports.
Criteria 1.1
Proof you meet criteria
Please explain where on your website you set out information about your organization’s legal status and how this complies with criteria. Attach a link to the relevant page of your website.
Wojownicy Klawiatury
13-Feb-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
Wojownicy Klawiatury is a project of two Foundations legally registered in Poland they are:
1. Professor Bronislaw Geremek Center Foundation (www.geremek.pl)
2. Polish Robert Schuman Foundation (www.schuman.pl)
Legal status, financial statements, court registration information can be found at: https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/finansowanie/
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago)
The applicant is NOT a legally registered organisation. It is a project created and financed by two well known and established foundations: Fundacja Centrum im. prof. Bronisława Geremka (Geremek Foundation) and Polska Fundacja im. Roberta Schumana (Schuman Foundation).
In 2022 statements both foundations are mentioning their cooperation with and financial support for project ‘Wojownicy Klawiatury’:
https://geremek.pl/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Sprawozdaniemerytorczynezarok222.pdf
Additionally, the people who work for applicant also work for Geremek Foundation. The information is available on the applicant’s website.
done_all 1.1 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Criteria 1.2
Proof you meet criteria
Please answer the following questions – (see notes in Guidelines for Application on how to answer)
1. When and why was your fact-checking operation started?
2. How many people work or volunteer in the organization and what are their roles?
3. What different activities does your organization carry out?
4. What are the goals of your fact-checking operation over the coming year?
Wojownicy Klawiatury
13-Feb-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
1 Our fact-checking initiative started in 2019. Since then, we have been regularly correcting false information.
2. Our team is listed here: https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/zespol/
3. In addition to verifying on a regular basis, we have authored numerous reports, and we provide training for students,children and seniors. Our reports can be found here: https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/kategoria/publikacje/raporty/
4. We want to build a strong organization, create international fact checking initiatives and expand our online reach to be more efficient. In addition, we want to expand our cooperation, which we are currently conducting with two other IFCN signatories (Pravda Association and Fundacja "Przeciwdziałamy Dezinformacji")
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago)
The applicant's answers and their website provide the necessary information regarding history of the project, a number of their staff and their roles, a range of activities that applicant is engaged with, as well as goals of their fact-checking practice.
The project was set up for the purpose of fact-checking. Applicant is also engaged in educational and training projects in the disinformation and fact checking field.
done_all 1.2 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Criteria 1.3
Proof you meet criteria
- The applicant has published an average of at least one fact check a week over the course of the six months prior to the date of application.
- For applicants from countries with at least 5 or more verified signatories need to have at least a fact check a week over the twelve months of publishing track.
- Consult to factchecknet@poynter.org for confirmation.
Wojownicy Klawiatury
13-Feb-2023 (1 year ago)
Links to our fact checks and fake news debunks are listed below:
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
I have reviewed the fact checks published from 1.12.2022 to 31.05.2023.
There were 33 fact checks published in the period of 28 weeks, which adds up to 1.17 fact checks per week.
done_all 1.3 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Criteria 1.4
Proof you meet criteria
The assessor will assess compliance through a review of the fact checks published over the previous three months. No additional information required.
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago)
Based on my review, I may confirm that most of the published fact checks (more than 75%) were focused on issues that had an impact on welfare of individuals, general public and society. During the 6 months reviewed (December 2022-May 2023) the most frequent topics covered: current political affairs in Poland, the war in Ukraine, the Russian propaganda, different aspects of the Poland’s economy, as well as Poland’s relations with the European Union.
done_all 1.4 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Criteria 1.5
Proof you meet criteria
Please explain any commercial, financial and/or institutional relationship your organization has to the state, politicians or political parties in the country or countries you cover. Also explain funding or support received from foreign as well as local state or political actors over the previous financial year.
Wojownicy Klawiatury
13-Feb-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
We have no commercial, financial or institutional ties to any politicians or political parties.
We publish detailed information about our grants and funding as we believe in full transparency. More about our funding: https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/finansowanie/
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago)
The applicant is transparent about its funding. The applicant is not a separate entity, therefore its funding (mostly remuneration for its employees) comes from two foundations it is associated with: the Geremek Foundation and the Schuman Foundation.
In my opinion, based on the analysis of 15 out of 33 (45%) fact checks from the six reviewed months and 10 fact checks from 2022 (selected by Wojownicy Klawiatury in the point 2.1) I may confirm that applicant’s editorial output doesn't seem to be controlled by the state, any political party, or any politician.
done_all 1.5 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Criteria 1.6
Proof you meet criteria
If you confirmed the organization receives funding from local or foreign state or political sources, provide a link to where on your website you set out how you ensure the editorial independence of your work.
Wojownicy Klawiatury
13-Feb-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
We do not cooperate with any institutions willing to influence our objectivity. Detailed information about our funding and editorial independence is located here: https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/finansowanie/ and here https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/apolitycznosc/
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago)
The founding organisations state that they do not receive any fundings from local or foreign state or political sources.
The applicant's website includes an information about internal policies that guarantee editorial independence.
done_all 1.6 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Section 2: A commitment to Non-partisanship and Fairness
To be compliant on nonpartisanship and fairness, applicants must meet these five criteria
- 2.1 The applicant fact-checks using the same high standards of evidence and judgement for equivalent claims regardless of who made the claim.
- 2.2 The applicant does not unduly concentrate its fact-checking on any one side, considers the reach and importance of claims it selects to check and publishes a short statement on its website to set out how it selects claims to check.
- 2.3 The applicant discloses in its fact checks relevant interests of the sources it quotes where the reader might reasonably conclude those interests could influence the accuracy of the evidence provided. It also discloses in its fact checks any commercial or other such relationships it has that a member of the public might reasonably conclude could influence the findings of the fact check.
- 2.4 The applicant is not as an organization affiliated with nor declares or shows support for any party, any politician or political candidate, nor does it advocate for or against any policy positions on any issues save for transparency and accuracy in public debate.
- 2.5 The applicant sets out its policy on non-partisanship for staff on its site. Save for the issues of accuracy and transparency, the applicant’s staff do not get involved in advocacy or publicise their views on policy issues the organization might fact check in such a way as might lead a reasonable member of the public to see the organization’s work as biased.
Criteria 2.1
Proof you meet criteria
Please share links to 10 fact checks published over the past year that you believe demonstrate your non-partisanship.
Please briefly explain how the fact checks selected show that (I) you use the same high standards of evidence for equivalent claims, (II) follow the same essential process for every fact check and (III) let the evidence dictate your conclusions.
Wojownicy Klawiatury
13-Feb-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
1. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/przestarzale-obrazki-adama-szejnfelda/
2. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/nie-wiadomo-kto-jest-odpowiedzialny-za-wybuch-nord-stream-2/
3. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/marian-zablocki-nie-jest-doradca-zelenskiego/
4. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/komunikatory-nie-przestana-szyfrowac-wiadomosci/
5. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/kpo-nie-jest-wysoko-oprocentowana-lichwa/
6. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/manipulacje-patryka-jakiego-na-tematy-bezpieczenstwa-energetycznego/
7. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/warszawska-nowa-nadzieja-manipuluje/
8. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/konfederacja-manipuluje-o-szczepionkach/
9. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/manipulacje-na-temat-strefy-euro/
10. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/mamy-ochrone-polskiego-nieba/
Regardless of the political option, we verify the truth of various claims. We verify politicians of the opposition (of all options) and the ruling party in Poland. Sometimes - when it is not possible to verify a thesis - we give the status: unverifiable.
More about our methodology: https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/metodologia/
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
The 10 examples provided by Wojownicy Klawiatury and the 15 examples I selected randomly included fact checking statements from public figures representing different political parties.
It proved the applicant’s non-partisanship. The examples demonstrated that the applicant used the same high standards of evidence and judgment for equivalent claims regardless of who made the claim.
done_all 2.1 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Criteria 2.2
Proof you meet criteria
Please share a link to a place on your website where you explain how you select claims to check, explaining how you ensure you do not unduly concentrate your fact-checking on any one side, and how you consider the reach and importance of the claims you select to check.
Wojownicy Klawiatury
13-Feb-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
More about our methodology: https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/metodologia/
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
The applicant published a statement on its website with the explanation about how they select claims for fact checking.
It is a qualitative selection process. The applicant uses tools that monitor the reach of social media profiles and posts, such as Brand24, when deciding what to verify.
The applicant allows readers or members of the public to send them claims worth checking.
done_all 2.2 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Criteria 2.3
Proof you meet criteria
The assessor will assess compliance through a review of the fact checks published over the previous year. No additional information required.
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
The 10 examples provided by Wojownicy Klawiatury and my own selection of 15 further examples of the fact checks were compliant with the IFCN code.
Here is an example of disclosed interests:
https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/manipulacje-o-turystyce-emerytalnej-ukrainskich-seniorow/
The author of the fact check encourages readers to read the full report (written by the Geremek Foundation and Helsinska Fundacja Praw Człowieka) about the hate speech on the Polish Twitter/X networks towards Ukrainians. It reveals that Wojownicy Klawiatury were involved in creating this report.
Links to the fact checks randomly selected by me:
1. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/nowe-pro-rosyjskie-narracje-dot-ukrainy-i-kwestii-religijnych/
2. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/wladze-odessy-nie-zachecaja-ludzi-do-wyjazdu/
3. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/komisja-europejska-nie-zmusila-rzadu-do-podwyzki-podatku-vat-na-23/
5. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/unia-europejska-nie-zmusi-nas-do-jedzenia-robakow/
6. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/ue-nie-wprowadza-eutanazji/
7. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/godziny-publikacji-tvp-info-i-radio-szczecin/
8. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/radoslaw-fogiel-i-manipulacje-o-strefie-euro/
10. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/borys-budka-udostepnia-przerobione-zdjecia/
11. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/antyukrainska-propaganda-na-podstawie-zdjecia-jednego-samochodu/
12. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/manipulacje-o-lex-tusk/
13. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/manipulacje-o-turystyce-emerytalnej-ukrainskich-seniorow/
14. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/manipulacji-mentzena-na-tiktoku-ciag-dalszy/
15. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/manipulacje-w-kwestiach-cwiczen-orion-23/
Links to the fact checks selected by applicant:
1. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/przestarzale-obrazki-adama-szejnfelda/
2. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/nie-wiadomo-kto-jest-odpowiedzialny-za-wybuch-nord-stream-2/
3. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/marian-zablocki-nie-jest-doradca-zelenskiego/
4. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/komunikatory-nie-przestana-szyfrowac-wiadomosci/
5. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/kpo-nie-jest-wysoko-oprocentowana-lichwa/
6. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/manipulacje-patryka-jakiego-na-tematy-bezpieczenstwa-energetycznego/
7. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/warszawska-nowa-nadzieja-manipuluje/
8. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/konfederacja-manipuluje-o-szczepionkach/
9. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/manipulacje-na-temat-strefy-euro/
10. https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/mamy-ochrone-polskiego-nieba/
done_all 2.3 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Criteria 2.4
Proof you meet criteria
The assessor will assess compliance through a review of the fact checks published over the previous year. No additional information required.
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
Based on my review of 10 examples selected by the applicant and my own selection of 15 fact checks, as well as based on the review of internal standards and policies available at the applicant's website, I found the applicant impartial and having not advocated for or against any policy position on any issue.
The applicant is not affiliated with nor declares or shows support for any party, any politician or political candidate.
done_all 2.4 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Criteria 2.5
Proof you meet criteria
Please share a link to a place on your website where you publish a statement setting out your policy on non-partisanship for staff and how it ensures the organization meets this criteria.
Wojownicy Klawiatury
13-Feb-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
The applicant set out its policy on non-partisanship for staff and published on its website. It is compliant with the IFCN's expectations.
However the policy is not as detailed as, for example, the one of another Polish fact checking organisation Demagog Association’s (IFCN signatory) policy and I would encourage the applicant to familiarise themselves with this example and broaden their approach.
References:
https://demagog.org.pl/stowarzyszenie-demagog-pierwsza-w-polsce-organizacja-factcheckingowa/
https://demagog.org.pl/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Deklaracja-Bestronnosci.pdf
done_all 2.5 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Section 3: A commitment to Standards and Transparency of Sources
To be compliant on sources, applicants must meet these four criteria
- 3.1 The applicant identifies the source of all significant evidence used in their fact checks, providing relevant links where the source is available online, in such a way that users can replicate their work if they wish. In cases where identifying the source would compromise the source’s personal security, the applicant provides as much detail as compatible with the source’s safety.
- 3.2 The applicant uses the best available primary, not secondary, sources of evidence wherever suitable primary sources are available. Where suitable primary sources are not available, the applicant explains the use of a secondary source.
- 3.3 The applicant checks all key elements of claims against more than one named source of evidence save where the one source is the only source relevant on the topic.
- 3.4 The applicant identifies in its fact checks the relevant interests of the sources it uses where the reader might reasonably conclude those interests could influence the accuracy of the evidence provided.
Criteria 3.1
Proof you meet criteria
The assessor will review the applicant’s use of sources in a randomised sample of its fact checks to assess compliance. No additional evidence is required.
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
The review of the fact checks published between December 2022 and May 2023 showed the applicant identified sources of significant evidence used in the fact checks. Its authors provided relevant links where the source was available online. Readers could easily replicate their work if they wished.
However, sometimes the quality of evidence used could be improved, by making sure that the supporting evidence is directly related with the fact checked claims.
Here is an example of a fact check about VAT tax on petrol and the Polish government false claims that it was EU which forced Poland to raise the VAT to 23%: https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/komisja-europejska-nie-zmusila-rzadu-do-podwyzki-podatku-vat-na-23/
Applicant used the following sources to prove that the Polish government could choose 5% rate, but I am afraid none of those links supported the applicant's argument specifically:
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_21_5202
The applicant could have used the following sources to prove the point:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/PL/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02006L0112-20220701&qid=1670831315918
done_all 3.1 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Criteria 3.2
Proof you meet criteria
The assessor will review the applicant’s use of sources in a randomised sample of its fact checks to assess compliance. No additional evidence is required.
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
In my review, I found the applicant mostly using the best available primary sources of evidence wherever the suitable primary sources were available.
There is though room for improvement. Here is an example of a fact check:
https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/unia-europejska-nie-zmusi-nas-do-jedzenia-robakow/
The applicant used a secondary source to prove a claim, however this source didn’t support the claim with any specific scientific papers or results of professional studies:
https://www.medonet.pl/zdrowie,chityna---produkcja--wlasciwosci--zastosowanie,artykul,1728397.html
It would probably be better to use a different primary source such as the Environmental Protection Agency: https://www3.epa.gov/pesticides/chem_search/reg_actions/registration/fs_PC-128991_1-Mar-01.pdf
done_all 3.2 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Criteria 3.3
Proof you meet criteria
The assessor will review the applicant’s use of sources in a randomised sample of its fact checks to assess compliance. No additional evidence is required.
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
In my review, I found that the applicant mostly checked all key elements of claims against more than one named source of evidence.
For example, in the fact check about the requirement of Covid vaccination before surgery at a hospital in Warsaw, the applicant used a variety of sources -- they contacted the hospital to confirm that requirement, and they also referenced two comprehensive articles describing this topic on news sites.
done_all 3.3 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Criteria 3.4
Proof you meet criteria
The assessor will review the applicant’s use of sources in a randomised sample of its fact checks to assess compliance. No additional evidence is required.
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
In my review, I found the applicant using a number of different sources for fact checks and never based their review only on one source that could be perceived as biased.
done_all 3.4 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Section 4: A commitment to Transparency of Funding & Organization
To be compliant on funding and organization, applicants must meet these five criteria
- 4.1 Applicants that are independent organizations have a page on their website detailing each source of funding accounting for 5% or more of total revenue for its previous financial year. This page also sets out the legal form in which the organization is registered (e.g. as a non-profit, as a company etc).
- 4.2 Applicants that are the fact-checking section or unit of a media house or other parent organization make a statement on ownership.
- 4.3 A statement on the applicant’s website sets out the applicant’s organizational structure and makes clear how and by whom editorial control is exercised.
- 4.4 A page on the applicant’s website details the professional biography of all those who, according to the organizational structure and play a significant part in its editorial output.
- 4.5 The applicant provides easy means on its website and/or via social media for users to communicate with the editorial team.
Criteria 4.1
Proof you meet criteria
Please confirm whether you are an ‘independent organization’
or ‘the fact-checking section or unit of a media house or other parent organization’ and share proof of this organizational status.
Wojownicy Klawiatury
13-Feb-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
Wojownicy Klawiatury is a project of two legally registered in Poland foundations. The foundations that running Wojownicy Klawiatury is:
1. Professor Bronislaw Geremek Center Foundation (www.geremek.pl)
2. Polish Robert Schuman Foundation (www.schuman.pl)
Legal status, financial statements, court registration information can be found at: https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/finansowanie/
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
The applicant is NOT an independent organisation. It is a project created and financed by two well known and established foundations: Fundacja ‘Centrum im. prof. Bronisława Geremka’ (Geremek Foundation) and Polska Fundacja im. Roberta Schumana (Schuman Foundation).
In 2022 statements both foundations are mentioning their cooperation with and financial support for project ‘Wojownicy Klawiatury’.
done_all 4.1 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Criteria 4.2
Proof you meet criteria
If your organization is an “independent organization”, please share a link to the page on your website where you detail your funding and indicate the legal form in which the organization is registered (e.g. as a non-profit, as a company etc).
If your organization is “the fact-checking section or unit of a media house or other parent organization”, please share a link to the statement on your website about your ownership.
Wojownicy Klawiatury
13-Feb-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
Wojownicy Klawiatury is a project of two legally registered in Poland foundations. The foundations that running Wojownicy Klawiatury is:
1. Professor Bronislaw Geremek Center Foundation (www.geremek.pl)
2. Polish Robert Schuman Foundation (www.schuman.pl)
Legal status, financial statements, court registration information can be found at: https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/finansowanie/
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
The applicant is a project of two respected foundations. There is a statement about the ownership on the applicant’s website.
done_all 4.2 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Criteria 4.3
Proof you meet criteria
Please share a link to where on your website you set out your organizational structure, making clear how and by whom editorial control is exercised.
Wojownicy Klawiatury
13-Feb-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
Our organizational structure is described under the following link: https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/zespol/
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
I found a list of people involved in this project with information who they are and what their professional background is.
It is not though specifically explaining who exercises the editorial control. We may assume that the leader of the project is that person but it could be clearer.
done_all 4.3 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Criteria 4.4
Proof you meet criteria
Please share a link to where on your website you set out the professional biographies of those who play a significant part in your organization’s editorial output.
Wojownicy Klawiatury
13-Feb-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
We have set out our professional biographies of all the members of our association here: https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/zespol/
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
There are professional biographies of the editorial team.
done_all 4.4 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Criteria 4.5
Proof you meet criteria
Please share a link to where on your website you encourage users to communicate with your editorial team.
Wojownicy Klawiatury
13-Feb-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
We encourage users to communicate with our editorial team using contact forms which can be found on our website in two places. The first general contact form can be found here: https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/kontakt/
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
My review found that the applicant encourages to submit claims regarding potential misinformation as well as provides contact details for other reasons.
done_all 4.5 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Section 5: A commitment to Standards and Transparency of Methodology
To be compliant on methodology, applicants must meet these six criteria
- 5.1 The applicant publishes on its website a statement about the methodology it uses to select, research, write and publish its fact checks.
- 5.2 The applicant selects claims to check based primarily on the reach and importance of the claims, and where possible explains the reason for choosing the claim to check.
- 5.3 The applicant sets out in its fact checks relevant evidence that appears to support the claim as well as relevant evidence that appears to undermine it.
- 5.4 The applicant in its fact checks assesses the merits of the evidence found using the same high standards applied to evidence on equivalent claims, regardless of who made the claim.
- 5.5 The applicant seeks where possible to contact those who made the claim to seek supporting evidence, noting that (I) this is often not possible with online claims, (II) if the person who makes the claim fails to reply in a timely way this should not impede the fact check, (III) if a speaker adds caveats to the claim, the fact-checker should be free to continue with checking the original claim, (IV) fact-checkers may not wish to contact the person who made the claim for safety or other legitimate reasons.
- 5.6 The applicant encourages users to send in claims to check, while making it clear what readers can legitimately expect will be fact-checked and what isn’t fact-checkable.
Criteria 5.1
Proof you meet criteria
Please provide a link to the statement on your website that explains the methodology you use to select, research, write and publish your fact checks.
Wojownicy Klawiatury
13-Feb-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
Our methodology is explained under the following link: https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/metodologia/
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
I confirmed that the applicant published on its website a statement about the methodology it used to select, research, write and publish its fact checks.
done_all 5.1 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Criteria 5.2
Proof you meet criteria
The assessor will review the methodology used in a randomised sample of your fact checks to assess compliance with these criteria. No additional evidence is required.
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
Based on the random sample review, I found that the applicant chose important claims from sources with substantial reach (national news media, social media, etc).
done_all 5.2 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Criteria 5.3
Proof you meet criteria
The assessor will review the methodology used in a randomised sample of your fact checks to assess compliance with these criteria. No additional evidence is required.
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
Based on the random sample review, I found that the applicant used relevant evidence for supporting and for undermining checked information.
done_all 5.3 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Criteria 5.4
Proof you meet criteria
The assessor will review the methodology used in a randomised sample of your fact checks to assess compliance with these criteria. No additional evidence is required.
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
Bases on the random sample review, I found the applicant in its fact checks assessed the merits of the evidence found using the same high standards applied to evidence on equivalent claims, regardless of who made the claim.
done_all 5.4 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Criteria 5.5
Proof you meet criteria
The assessor will review the methodology used in a randomised sample of your fact checks to assess compliance with these criteria. No additional evidence is required.
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
In my random sample review, I didn’t find applicant contacting those who made a fact-checked claim, but I found the applicant seeking supportive evidence, for example, asking questions to experts in a field, or asking for additional evidence from relevant sources.
done_all 5.5 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Criteria 5.6
Proof you meet criteria
Please describe how you encourage users to send in claims to check, while making it clear what readers can legitimately expect will be fact-checked and what isn’t fact-checkable. Include links where appropriate. If you do not allow this, explain why.
Wojownicy Klawiatury
13-Feb-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
We encourage users to do this in our social media, in addition, there is a link on red background (website footer): https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/zglos-do-weryfikacji/.
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
I found the applicant encouraging readers to send claims to check. However, the instructions could be clearer about what can be fact-checked and what isn’t fact-checkable.
done_all 5.6 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Section 6: A commitment to an Open & Honest Corrections Policy
To be compliant on corrections policy, applicants must meet these five criteria
- 6.1 The applicant has a corrections or complaints policy that is easily visible and accessible on the organization’s website or frequently referenced in broadcasts.
- 6.2 The policy sets out clear definitions of what it does and does not cover, how major mistakes, especially those requiring revised conclusions of a fact check, are handled, and the fact that some complaints may justify no response. This policy is adhered to scrupulously.
- 6.3 Where credible evidence is provided that the applicant has made a mistake worthy of correction, the applicant makes a correction openly and transparently, seeking as far as possible to ensure that users of the original see the correction and the corrected version.
- 6.4 The applicant, if an existing signatory, should either on its corrections/complaints page or on the page where it declares itself an IFCN signatory inform users that if they believe the signatory is violating the IFCN Code, they may inform the IFCN, with a link to the IFCN site.
- 6.5 If the applicant is the fact-checking unit of a media company, it is a requirement of signatory status that the parent media company has and adheres to an open and honest corrections policy.
Criteria 6.1
Proof you meet criteria
Please provide a link to where you publish on your website your corrections or complaints policy. If you are primarily a broadcaster, please provide evidence you frequently reference your corrections policy in broadcasts.
Wojownicy Klawiatury
13-Feb-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
Our corrections policy is here: https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/metodologia/ Our corrections: https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/korekty/
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
I found the applicant's corrections policy on the website, however I could not find any complaints policy.
The correction policy is brief: „Any errors discovered after the publication of the material are noted on the corrections subpage and in the article itself requiring correction."
I guess this could be more specific and detailed, although it is nor required by the IFCN code. I would encourage the applicant to look at other fact checking organisations and use their policies as a good example.
https://demagog.org.pl/nasza-metodologia-jak-weryfikujemy-wypowiedzi/
https://fakenews.pl/fundacja-przeciwdzialamy-dezinformacji/system-oceniania/
done_all 6.1 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Criteria 6.2
Proof you meet criteria
The assessor will review the corrections policy to verify it meets critera. No additional information needed.
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
The applicant’s policy is very brief (just one sentence) but it clearly explains where the corrections may be found. I would encourage the applicant to expand this section to cover other aspects of handling corrections or complaints.
done_all 6.2 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Criteria 6.3
Proof you meet criteria
Please provide a short statement about how the policy was adhered to over the previous year (or six months if this is the first application) including evidence of two examples of the responses provided by the applicant to a correction request over the previous year. Where no correction request has been made in the previous year, you must state this in your application, which will be publicly available in the assessment if your application is successful.
Wojownicy Klawiatury
13-Feb-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
In last 6 months there was one mistake, detected by our team after the publication. Mistake was quickly corrected and didn't affect the overall merit of the text, was a linguistic error. Our corrections: https://wojownicyklawiatury.pl/korekty/
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
The applicant provided evidence of a correction published in the past year. This met the IFCN's requirements -- the correction was applied openly, transparently, seeking as far as possible to ensure that users see the correction and the corrected version.
done_all 6.3 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Criteria 6.4
Proof you meet criteria
If you are an existing signatory, please provide a link to show where on your site you inform users that if they believe you are violating the IFCN Code, they may inform the IFCN of this, with a link to the complaints page on the IFCN site.
Wojownicy Klawiatury
13-Feb-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
Not applicable.
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
Not applicable.
done_all 6.4 marked as Compliant by Grzegorz Piechota.
Criteria 6.5
Proof you meet criteria
If you are the fact-checking unit of a media company, please provide a link to the parent media company’s honest and open corrections policy and provide evidence that it adheres to this.
Wojownicy Klawiatury
13-Feb-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
Not applicable.
Grzegorz Piechota Assessor
05-Sep-2023 (1 year ago) Updated: 1 year ago
Not applicable.