Verification practices in public service media as a bulwark against misinformation: Evidence from the BBC and ARD
Journalism: Theory, Practice & Criticism
Published online on April 13, 2026
Abstract
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This paper examines the verification practices and strategies of external fact-checking units within two leading European public service media (PSM) organizations: BBC Reality Check (UK) and ARD’s Faktenfinder (Germany). We analyze their practices through ...
This paper examines the verification practices and strategies of external fact-checking units within two leading European public service media (PSM) organizations: BBC Reality Check (UK) and ARD’s Faktenfinder (Germany). We analyze their practices through ...