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Instructions · What links here · List of fact-checkers in Germany (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 57 days ago by SDS1234 wiki (talk: D · +) · Last edited 57 days ago by DannyS712 bot

Germany is a federal parliamentary republic in central-western Europe.

Based in Germany

Active fact-checkers


Website	Organisation	Public or private?	Type of organisation	Main source of income	Main language	Additional language(s)	Launched	Membership
Website	Organisation	Public or private?	Type of organisation	Main source of income	Main language	Additional language(s)	Launched	IFCN	EDMO	EFCSN
ARD Faktenfinder	Tagesschau (ARD-aktuell)^[1]^[2]	Public^[3]^[1]^[2]	Non-profit news^[3]^[1]^[2]	Licence fees^[3]^[4]	German^[3]^[5]		2017^[3]	No^[6]	No^[5]	No^[7]
BR24 Faktenfuchs	Bayerischer Rundfunk^[8]	Public^[8]^[3]	Non-profit news^[8]^[3]^[9]	Licence fees^[9]^[3]	German^[3]^[5]		2017^[3]	No^[6]	No^[5]	No^[7]
Codetekt	codetekt e.V.^[10]	Private^[3]	Non-profit^[3]	Donations^[3]^[11]	German^[3]^[5]		2020^[3]	No^[6]	No^[5]	No^[7]
Correctiv	CORRECTIV – Recherchen für die Gesellschaft gemeinnützige GmbH^[12]	Private^[3]	Non-profit^[3]	Donations^[3]^[13]	German^[3]^[5]	English^[14]	2014^[3]	Yes^[15]	Yes^[5]	Yes^[16]
dpa	Deutsche Presse-Agentur	Private^[3]	Non-profit news^[3]	Commercial income^[3]	German^[3]	English, Dutch, French^[5]		Yes^[17]	Yes^[5]	Yes^[18]
DW Fact check	Deutsche Welle	Public^[3]^[19]	Non-profit-news^[3]^[19]	Public funds^[3]^[19]	German, English^[3]^[19]	32 languages in total^[19]	2020^[3]	Yes^[20]	Yes^[5]	No^[7]
Volksverpetzer	Volksverpetzer VVP gUG^[21]	Private^[3]	Non-profit news^[3]	Donations^[3]^[22]	German^[3]		2015^[3]^[22]	No^[6]	No^[5]	No^[7]
ZDFheuteCheck	heute (ZDF)	Public^[3]	Non-profit news^[3]	Licence fees^[3]	German^[3]			No^[6]	No^[5]	No^[7]
Website	Organisation	Public or private?	Type of organisation	Main source of income	Main language	Additional language(s)	Launched	Membership
Website	Organisation	Public or private?	Type of organisation	Main source of income	Main language	Additional language(s)	Launched	IFCN	EDMO	EFCSN

Available in German

Addtional german speaking fact-checkers to #Based in Germany


Website	Country	Organisation	Public or private?	Type of organisation	Main source of income	Main language	Additional language(s)	Launched	Membership
Website	Country	Organisation	Public or private?	Type of organisation	Main source of income	Main language	Additional language(s)	Launched	IFCN	EDMO	EFCSN
afp Fact Check / afp Faktencheck	France	Agence France-Presse	Public^[3]	For-profit news^[3]	Commercial income^[3]	French^[3]	26 languages in total^[23]	2017^[3]	Yes^[24]	Yes^[5]	Yes^[25]
APA-Faktenchecks	Austria	Austria Press Agency	Private^[3]	For-profit news^[3]		German^[3]			Yes^[26]	Yes^[5]	Yes^[27]
Medizin transparent	Austria	Universität für Weiterbildung Krems (Donau-Universität Krems) Department für Evidenzbasierte Medizin und Evaluation^[28]	Public^[29]	University^[28]	Public funds + Donations^[30]	German^[3]		2011	Pending (In-Renwal; expired 31 Jan 2025)^[31]	No^[5]	Yes^[32]
mimikama	Austria	mimikama – Verein zur Aufklärung über Internetmissbrauch^[33]	Private^[3]	Non-profit^[3]	Donations^[3]	German^[3]		2011^[3]	No^[6]	Yes^[5]	No^[7]
Website	Country	Organisation	Public or private?	Type of organisation	Main source of income	Main language	Additional language(s)	Launched	Membership
Website	Country	Organisation	Public or private?	Type of organisation	Main source of income	Main language	Additional language(s)	Launched	IFCN	EDMO	EFCSN

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Tagesschau - imprint in German
^ ^a ^b ^c Tagesschau - About us in German
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az European Digital Media Observatory - Repository: Fact-Checking Initiatives in the EU (and in the UK)
^ ARD - Finance in German
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q European Digital Media Observatory - Fact Checking Organisations In Europe
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f IFCN Signatories
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g EFCSN Signatories
^ ^a ^b ^c BR - imprint in German
^ ^a ^b BR - Finance in German
^ Codect imprint
^ Codekt - About Codekt in German
^ Correctiv - Legal Disclosure
^ Correctiv - transparent finance in German
^ Correctiv English Homepage
^ IFCN CORRECTIV Profile
^ EFCSN CORRECTIV Profile
^ IFCN DPA Profile
^ EFCSN DPA Profile
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e DW - Unbiased information for free minds
^ Deutsche Welle DPA Profile
^ Volksverpetzer imprint
^ ^a ^b Volksverpetzer - About us
^ afp Fact Check
^ IFCN afp fact checking Profile
^ EFCSN afp Profile
^ IFCN APA Profile
^ EFCSN APA Profile
^ ^a ^b medizin transperent - imprint
'^ Donau Uni - imprint]
^ medizin transperent - partners
^ IFCN 'Medizin transparent Profile
^ EFCSN Medizin transparent Profile
^ mimikama - imprint

[Tagesschau-1] Tagesschau - imprint in German

[Tagesschau_About_us-2] Tagesschau - About us in German

[Repository:_Fact-Checking_Initiatives-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az European Digital Media Observatory - Repository: Fact-Checking Initiatives in the EU (and in the UK)

[ARD_Finance-4] ARD - Finance in German

[Fact_Checking_Organisations_In_Europe-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q European Digital Media Observatory - Fact Checking Organisations In Europe

[IFCN_Signatories-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f IFCN Signatories

[EFCSN_Signatories-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g EFCSN Signatories

[BR_imprint-8] BR - imprint in German

[BR_Finance-9] BR - Finance in German

[Codekt_imprint-10] Codect imprint

[Codekt_-_About_Codekt-11] Codekt - About Codekt in German

[Legal_Disclosure-12] Correctiv - Legal Disclosure

[Correctiv-13] Correctiv - transparent finance in German

[Correctiv_EN-14] Correctiv English Homepage

[CORRECTIV_IFCN-15] IFCN CORRECTIV Profile

[EFCSN_CORRECTIV_Profile-16] EFCSN CORRECTIV Profile

[DPA_IFCN-17] IFCN DPA Profile

[EFCSN_DPA_Profile-18] EFCSN DPA Profile

[DW_About-19] DW - Unbiased information for free minds

[Deutsche_Welle_IFCN-20] Deutsche Welle DPA Profile

[Volksverpetzer_imprint-21] Volksverpetzer imprint

[Volksverpetzer_-_About_us-22] Volksverpetzer - About us

[afp_Fact_Check-23] afp Fact Check

[afp_IFCN-24] IFCN afp fact checking Profile

[EFCSN_afp_Profile-25] EFCSN afp Profile

[APA_IFCN-26] IFCN APA Profile

[EFCSN_APA_Profile-27] EFCSN APA Profile

[medizin_transperent_imprint-28] medizin transperent - imprint

[Donau_Uni-29] '^ Donau Uni - imprint]

[medizin_transperent_partners-30] medizin transperent - partners

['Medizin_transparent_IFCN-31] IFCN 'Medizin transparent Profile

[EFCSN_Medizin_transparent_Profile-32] EFCSN Medizin transparent Profile

[mimikama_imprint-33] mimikama - imprint

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Draft:List of fact-checkers in Germany

Based in Germany

Active fact-checkers

Available in German

See also

References