Border patrol: The rise and role of fact-checkers and their challenge to journalists' normative boundaries. (August 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Singer, Jane B
• Is Part Of: Journalism. Volume 22:Number 8(2021)
• Page Start: 1929
• Page End: 1946
• Publication Date: 2021-08
• Subjects: Boundaries -- fact-checkers -- norms -- transparency -- verification; Journalism -- Periodicals; Journalism -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; 070.405
• DOI: 10.1177/1464884920933137
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1464-8849

Abstract

Although most research to date has focused on leading US fact-checkers, similar initiatives are gaining strength all over the world. This study draws on a globally disseminated questionnaire, plus interviews with fact-checkers on four continents, to examine their role and reach in relation to other journalistic enterprises, as well as the challenges they face. A conceptual framework of journalistic boundary-setting helps guide the exploration.