R0050/2026-03-31-02/Q001/SRC01

Research	R0050 — Journalism Disciplines
Run	2026-03-31-02
Query	Q001
Search	S01
Result	S01-R01
Source	SRC01

IFCN Code of Principles — five commitments and 31 compliance criteria

Source

Field	Value
Title	The commitments of the Code of Principles
Publisher	International Fact-Checking Network / Poynter Institute
Author(s)	IFCN
Date	Current (regularly updated)
URL	https://ifcncodeofprinciples.poynter.org/the-commitments
Type	Professional standards document

Summary

Dimension	Rating
Reliability	High
Relevance	High
Bias: Missing data	Low risk
Bias: Measurement	N/A
Bias: Selective reporting	Low risk
Bias: Randomization	N/A — not an RCT
Bias: Protocol deviation	N/A — not an RCT
Bias: COI/Funding	Low risk

Rationale

Dimension	Rationale
Reliability	Primary authoritative source — IFCN is the global standard-setter for fact-checking organizations
Relevance	Directly defines what methodology fact-checkers must follow for certification
Bias flags	As a self-regulatory standard, it represents what the fact-checking industry considers best practice rather than an external assessment of effectiveness

Evidence Extracts

Evidence ID	Summary
SRC01-E01	IFCN's five principles define procedural commitments, not structural evidence evaluation tools