Fact-Check Log Template

Fact-Check Log: [article, episode or publication title]

Claim-by-claim fact-check record for one piece of content: each checkable claim, the source used, its status, who checked it, and any correction made before or after publication. The status scale, source rules and corrections section reflect the themes of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) Code of Principles (transparency of sources and methodology, open and honest corrections), named as a reference only. Replace every [bracketed] value and every row marked Example.

Piece details

1. Status scale and source rules

Source rules: prefer primary sources (official statistics, court records, original studies, the speaker's own recording); note the date you accessed each source; never use the piece's own earlier drafts or the author's notes as the only source.

2. Claim log

Example: summary: 4 claims, 1 Verified, 1 Corrected, 1 Qualified, 1 Unverifiable, 0 Open.

3. Corrections after publication

Reference and licence note

Based on common newsroom fact-checking practice. The IFCN Code of Principles sets five commitments for signatory fact-checking organisations: non-partisanship and fairness; standards and transparency of sources; transparency of funding and organisation; standards and transparency of methodology; and an open and honest corrections policy (named here, checked October 2026: https://ifcncodeofprinciples.poynter.org/the-commitments). This log supports the sources, methodology and corrections themes; it does not make an organisation a signatory. All wording is original. Template licence: MIT.