European Network of Factcheckers

The main goal of this opportunity is to strengthen fact-checking capabilities and coverage throughout the EU and associated countries. It supports the development and maintenance of the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) platform, focusing on expanding language coverage and improving operational capacity for fact-checking activities. The initiative encourages collaboration among fact-checkers, researchers, and media literacy experts to counter disinformation, monitor online information spaces, and debunk false claims. Particular attention is given to building resilience among media professionals and citizens and addressing vulnerabilities in both EU and candidate countries. Efforts are also aimed at countering disinformation and foreign interference, especially from Russia.

• Projects must contribute to increasing fact-checking capacity and coverage.
• They should support the development, maintenance, or expansion of the EDMO platform.
• Initiatives must foster cooperation between fact-checkers, researchers, and media literacy professionals.
• Projects should address vulnerabilities to disinformation, particularly in candidate and accession countries.
• Activities must focus on combating disinformation, monitoring information spaces, or debunking false information.
• Proposals should aim to strengthen the European fact-checking community and expand language coverage.

Example Projects:

• A collaborative project that brings together fact-checkers from multiple EU countries to monitor and debunk disinformation in several languages.
• An initiative to develop new tools for the EDMO platform that help track and analyze false information related to elections in candidate countries.
• A training program for journalists and media literacy educators to improve resilience against disinformation campaigns targeting vulnerable regions.

• Personnel costs
• Subcontracting
• Travel and subsistence
• Equipment (depreciation or rental)
• Consumables and materials
• Dissemination and communication
• Access to research infrastructure
• IPR and certification
• Audit costs
• Indirect costs (25% flat rate)
• Internally invoiced service

• Budget for this Call: 5,000,000€
• Number of Grants attributed: 1
• Budget per grant: 5,000,000€

• Applicants must be based in eligible EU countries or associated candidate and accession countries.
• Projects should align with the goals of increasing fact-checking capacity and combating disinformation.
• Applicants must demonstrate sufficient financial and operational capacity to carry out the proposed activities.
• Proposals must adhere to the specific submission requirements, including page limits and format.
• Applicants must not be subject to exclusion criteria as outlined in the call document.
• Eligibility may depend on forming partnerships or networks with other organizations in the field.
• All other specific conditions described in the call document must be met.