What is GlobalFact 2026?

GlobalFact is the world’s largest and most impactful summit for professional fact-checking, hosted by the International Fact-Checking Network. Every year, fact-checkers come together to address industry-wide challenges, exchange best practices and build collaborative solutions to improve our shared information ecosystem.

This year's conference was held June 17-19, 2026 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Expect details on next year's edition in early 2027.

Uphold the highest standards in fact-checking with

• 300+ fact-checkers
• 80+ speakers
• 40+ sessions

Face today's most pressing challenges with field experts

• The latest trends in fact-checking and information integrity
• Legislation, regulation and public policy around the world
• What’s new with AI
• Safety and well-being for fact-checking teams
• Investigating disinformation campaigns

Topics covered at GlobalFact

Each day of the summit features keynote presentations, interactive learning sessions and networking events to help fact-checkers build business operations, audiences and impact. Topics include (but aren't limited to):

Artificial Intelligence

Fact-checking AI-driven disinformation. Using responsible AI to accelerate fact-checking work.

Information Warfare

Fact-checking battlefield propaganda and foreign information manipulation (FIMI). Fact-checking as a cybersecurity tool and defending fact-checking from attacks.

Sustainability Challenges

Building platform accountability through sound public policy; creating financially viable funding models in a shifting tech landscape.

Methods Innovation

Mastering narrative-level verification; creating short-form video; new methodologies and innovation.

Public Resilience

Countering climate and health disinformation in an era of institutional skepticism. Teaching AI-age media literacy and protecting audiences from predatory scams.

Other

Media literacy, reporting and editing, audience engagement, gender/LGBTQIA+, etc.