Polygraph.info is a fact-checking website-aggregator produced by U.S. government-funded news organisations
Voice of America
Voice of America (VOA or VoA) is the state-owned news network and international radio broadcaster of the United States of America. It is the largest and oldest U.S.-funded international broadcaster. VOA produces digital, TV, and radio content ...
(VoA) and
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is a United States government funded organization that broadcasts and reports news, information, and analysis to countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Caucasus, and the Middle East where it says tha ...
(RFE/RL). The website also documents
Russian disinformation
Russian disinformation campaigns have occurred in many countries. For example, in Africa, disinformation campaigns led by Yevgeny Prigozhin have been reported in several different countries. Russia, however, denies that it uses disinformation to ...
and
state-backed propaganda by the Chinese government.
Radio Free Europe funded a three person team at Polygraph.info until February 2017. The team was led by ''
Daily Beast
''The Daily Beast'' is an American news website focused on politics, media, and pop culture. It was founded in 2008.
It has been characterized as a "high-end tabloid" by Noah Shachtman, the site's editor-in-chief from 2018 to 2021. In a 20 ...
'' senior editor
Michael Weiss Michael Weiss may refer to:
Sports
* Michael Weiss (figure skater) (born 1976), American former figure skater
* Michael Weiss (swimmer) (born 1991), American swimmer
* Michael Weiss (triathlete) (born 1981), Austrian triathlete and cyclist
* Mich ...
.
As of April 8, 2020, the project employed five people. VoA journalist Jim Fry was its managing editor from November 2017 to November 2019. Investigative journalist, researcher and Russian expert
Fatima Tlisova
Fatima Tlis or Tlisova (; born 1966) is a Russian-American investigative journalist, researcher and expert on Russia.
Life in Russia
Fatima Tlis graduated from , Russia, with a Master of Arts degree in Russian language and literature.
Refuge ...
also works at Polygraph.info.
A partner website in the Russian language is factograph.info, a joint project of RFE/RL and VoA.
References
External links
* {{official
Voice of America
Fact-checking websites
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty