The charter of the "Fake off" section of "20 Minutes"

In 2017, writing 20 Minutes  launched its "Fake off" for the fight against the rumors, hoaxes and false ubiquitous information on the Web and social networks since the 2016 US presidential

Our topic of fact checking received from the end 2017 Poynter-IFCN certification issued by the International Fact-checking Network. It is run daily by two specialized journalists who publish articles and video on the site and their dedicated twitter account @ 20minFakeOff and work in close collaboration with the entire editorial staff of  20 Minutes.

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Since 2019, the new video format Oh My Fake! was developed in partnership with Snapchat in the service of the fight against fake news.

In April 2020, on the occasion of the coronavirus epidemic and the proliferation of false information and rumors related to the health crisis , 20 Minutes  won an IFCN grant to strengthen its innovative formats dedicated to fact checking: Oh my fake!, but also its interactive fake off section, podcasts, stories, newsletters…

PODCAST. Death of #GeorgeFloyd, many #FakeNews circulate on the networks @ CousinMathilde, journalist at @ 20minFakeOff, returns to a WWZ image which would illustrate riots, united gangs, a video of a handcuffed man ...
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Within our "Fake off" section, we pay particular attention to the intoxicants disseminated by users of social networks, because of their speed of spread and their power. We target very viral false information, but also that which is anchored in recent news, as well as recurring and stubborn rumors, which can return regularly on the networks, even several years apart. We verify these statements in a non-partisan manner, in accordance with our charter while being transparent on our sources (direct links to sources, non-anonymous quotes, figures and methodology, etc.), and invite our readers to report any errors to us.

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20 Minutes  is owned equally by the SIPA-Ouest-France group and the Rossel group (find out more).

20 minutes  is part of a group of French media partners with Facebook to identify fake news and decrypt it

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Have you spotted information that seems dubious to you? Do you want us to check it? Contact us from the form on our contact page. We process 80% of fact checking requests, giving priority to news topics and fake news with high virality, in order to curb their spread.

Have you noticed an error in one of our articles? Do you want to specify an info? You can also contact us using this form. We can also be brought to modify an article according to the evolution of information. We indicate any modification.

Correction and rectification policy

Errors, corrections, errors in an article will be rectified as soon as possible once reported. A mention will be affixed on the article in the event of publication of erroneous information with the update and rectification at the top of the article in order to make the correction transparent to the reader.

Communication will also take place (update) on social networks. You can also report an error to us using this form.

You can consult all the corrections made on this link.

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The project team

Mathilde Cousin . Graduated from CUEJ Strasbourg. She worked at  Ouest-France , La Voix du Nord  and  Le Figaro , before joining  20 minutes  in the Social Media pole. She is a referent journalist on the Fact Checking project.

»To reach her: fakeoff@20minutes.fr

Clement Giuliano . Born in 1985 and a graduate of the Nice school of journalism, he joined 20 Minutes at the beginning of 2020 as head of the "news" department, in which he notably supervised the fact-checking Fake off section. Before 20 Minutes , he spent a decade in the professional press group AEF info.

»To reach him: fakeoff@20minutes.fr

Anne Kerloc'h.  A graduate of the Journalists Training Center and Sciences Po Bordeaux, she worked in several agencies and press groups ( Editoile, Agefi Switzerland, Bayard Presse, etc.) and taught at the Practical Institute of Journalism and at the Journalists Training Center. She joined  20 minutes  in 2005 and held various positions as Head of Service and Deputy Editor-in-Chief. She launched the Fact-Checking project in 2017 within the participative pole. Currently editor-in-chief at 20 Minutes , she is notably in charge of fact checking video projects and relations with platforms and social networks.

»To reach her: fakeoff@20minutes.fr

Alexis Orsini . A graduate of the Grenoble School of Journalism (EJDG), he worked at L'Obs, at the Pixels du Monde service and then at Numerama before joining 20 Minutes on the Fact Checking project.

»To reach him: fakeoff@20minutes.fr

Claire Planchard  is a graduate of Sciences Po Paris and the Celsa school of journalism. She worked at 01Net and BFM Business before joining 20 Minutes in 2012 as an economic journalist. She was head of the news service for six years before becoming assistant editor in charge of news and culture in February 2019. As such, she coordinates and oversees all news services, including the Fake Off service.

»To reach her: fakeoff@20minutes.fr

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