AFP’s fact-checking service debunks misinformation spread online. Here are some of our recent articles: 1. Myanmar or Korea? A photo has been shared repeatedly on social media platforms alongside a claim that it shows Myanmar security forces [...]
Croatian police on Tuesday pressed charges against two former rebel Serb policemen for killing two Russian journalists during the country’s 1990s war, that claimed lives of more than 20 reporters. Viktor Nogin and Gennadiy Kurinnoy, working for the [...]
About The Peter Mackler Award
The Peter Mackler Award honors reporters and editors who have demonstrated a commitment to fairness, accuracy and speaking truth to power, and a matching commitment to asserting the right to publish or air that story in countries where independent media is under threat.
