G000609 "Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press (RCFP)"

URL: https://factcheckerlegalsupport.org/

Sector: Civil Society/NGO

Primary role: Fact checking

Secondary role: Journalism

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Region: North America

Country: USA

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Summary: RCFP provides legal resources in support of the U.S. First Amendment. Through its Fact-checkers Legal Support Initiative, developed with the International Fact-Checking Network and the Media Legal Defence Initiative, RCFP has created legal guides for fact-checkers. The organization also supports transparency in journalism and has written about the need to protect journalists from potential unintended consequences of laws aimed at curbing influence operations.