RIO DE JANEIRO, June 20, 2025 – LatamChequea, the Latin American network of fact-checking organizations, will hold a working session on Tuesday, June 24, to address the most pressing challenges facing the fact-checking ecosystem and coordinate a regional strategy ahead of GlobalFact 12, the international fact-checking summit.

The meeting, set to take place in Rio de Janeiro, is organized by Chequeado (Argentina) in partnership with Brazilian outlets Aos Fatos, Comprova, Estadão Verifica, Lupa, and UOL Confere. The event is supported by UNESCO, CIVICUS, the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), FGV Comunicação, and Uber, and co-funded by the European Union.

Throughout the day, fact-checkers from across the region will work through an agenda tailored to the specific challenges of verification journalism in Latin America. These include budget cuts, restrictive legal frameworks, and the rollback of moderation policies by some tech platforms. The group will also explore ways to strengthen fact-checking as a public good essential for enabling informed decision-making.

The program includes workshops and thematic discussions on the future of fact-checking, sustainability and funding amid shifting contexts, regulatory environments, innovation as a tool to amplify impact, media and information literacy, educational resources, and new formats to reach broader audiences.

Participating organizations include: AFP, Ama Llulla, Animal Político, Aos Fatos, Bolivia Verifica, Cazadores de Fake News, Chequea Bolivia, Chequeado, Colombia Check, Comprova, Cotejo, Cuba Chequea, Detrás del Discurso, Doble Check, Ecuador Chequea, EFE Verifica, Efecto Cocuyo, El Heraldo, El Surti, elDetector from Univision Noticias, Escenario Tlaxcala, EsPaja, Estadão, FactCheck.org, Factchequeado, FastCheck, Infodemia, La Diaria, La Prensa, La Silla Vacía, Lupa, Lupa Media, Mala Espina, Maldita, Newtral, Ocote, Ojo Público, PoletikaRD, Polígrafo, PolitiFact, Reverso, Salud con Lupa, UOL Confere, Verificado, Verificador de La República, and Voz Pública.

Olivia Sohr, a member of the LatamChequea Council, said: “At such a critical time, with so many challenges ahead, it’s more important than ever to coordinate our responses and seek solutions together. Collaboration allows us to be more effective and have greater impact—and that’s the spirit of LatamChequea. We’re thrilled to come together again to share experiences. This is an initiative we launched in 2014, and we’ve met regularly ever since to improve our collective work. Gathering ahead of the global fact-checkers summit also gives us the chance to bring our ideas into the international conversation.”

* This publication was co-funded by the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of LatamChequea and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.