Trend report 3: Outcomes and background of fact checks
This trend report contains an analysis of the fact checks carried out by BENEDMO's consortium partners during the first year of the project’s second period (July 2024 - June 2025). It examines the topics covered, verdicts reached, and the sources and formats of the information that was verified.
All fact-checks conducted by BENEDMO partners (Knack, Nieuwscheckers, VRT NWS and Factcheck.Vlaanderen) were compiled through an automated database, which was manually checked and adjusted where necessary. These fact-checks were categorised based on their publication period, the topic of the claim and the verdict of the fact-check. This report focuses on different, frequently occurring common themes.
This is the third edition of the BENEDMO trend report and builds further on previous reports. The first edition covered the period from September 2021 to August 2022, with a focus on the war in Ukraine, whereas the second report analysed topics and highlights for the period September 2022 to August 2023.