Demagog

Report March 2026

Submitted
Demagog is the first Polish fact-checking organization, established in 2016 (with informal activities since 2014). Our mission is to counter disinformation and improve the quality of public debate by providing access to unbiased and credible information. For more than 10 years we have been fact-checking political claims, keeping track of the electoral promises and debunking harmful disinformation. We strive to build a strong misinformation-resilient civil society that keeps politicians accountable for what they say and promise. We believe that we can achieve this goal by empowering citizens with critical fact-checking and media literacy skills. For this reason, we share our expertise with others through Fact-checking Academy and other media literacy programs.

To adhere to the highest standards of fact-checking and maximize our impact in countering disinformation, we are a signatory to the Code of Conduct on Disinformation as well as a member of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) and the Central European Digital Media Observatory Hub (CEDMO). To prevent false narratives from spreading and provide users with additional context, we contribute to Meta's Third Party Fact-checking Program and TikTok's Fact-Checking Program.

So far, we have fact-checked more than 6,400 political claims and additionally more than 3,600 pieces of content, creating a comprehensive database to be further used by scholars, policy makers, and educators. In 2025, we organized more than 200 educational events reaching an audience of nearly 8,000 people, including students, teachers, librarians, and local and state-level officials.
Commitment 33
Relevant Signatories (i.e. fact-checking organisations) commit to operate on the basis of strict ethical and transparency rules, and to protect their independence.
We signed up to the following measures of this commitment
Measure 33.1
In line with this commitment, did you deploy new implementation measures (e.g. changes to your terms of service, new tools, new policies, etc)?
If yes, list these implementation measures here
Do you plan to put further implementation measures in place in the next 6 months to substantially improve the maturity of the implementation of this commitment?
If yes, which further implementation measures do you plan to put in place in the next 6 months?
Measure 33.1
Relevant Signatories will comply with the requirements of instruments such as being verified signatories of the International Fact-checking Network (IFCN) Code of Principles or the future Code of Professional Integrity for Independent European fact-checking organisations.
Demagog Association commits to operate under strict ethical and transparency rules and to comply with relevant codes setting the qualitative standards for the fact-checking community based on principles of transparency, non- partisanship and fairness.
QRE 33.1.1
Relevant Signatories will report on the status of their membership to instruments such as those mentioned in Measure 33.1 and the actions taken as a result of that to ensure strict ethical and transparency rules, and to protect their independence.
Demagog Association maintains its commitment to adhere to highest qualitative standards for the fact-checking community. Since 2019 we are a verified member of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN). The renewal process will take place later this year (2026). As of March 2026, in the IFCN there are 163 verified active signatories and 22 organizations under renewal process. Since 2023, we are certified members of the European Fact-Checking Standards Network. We have been verified as compliant with its Code with last renewal in May 2025. As of March 2026, there are 62 verified members of the EFCSN.

The European Code of Standards for Independent Fact-Checking Organisations is a set of criteria designed to ensure that organisations fact-checking mis- and disinformation adhere to the highest standards of methodology, ethics and transparency in order to best serve the public interest. Membership in the EFCSN signifies an organisation’s rigorous commitment to provide accurate information ethically and transparently, without bias or prejudice. Members focus on matters in the public interest and have a proven track record of excellence, integrity and accountability.

Last year Demagog Association actively participated in EFCSN’s working group on adapting the Code to new challenges.
SLI 33.1.1
Relevant Signatories will report on the number of European fact-checkers that are IFCN-certified or are members of the future Code of Professional Integrity.
Nr of fact-checkers IFCN-certified:
163 signatories
22 organizations under renewal

Nr of fact-checkers EFCSN-certified:
62 verified members