Agence France-Presse

AFP Fact Check, Agence France-Presse's fact-checking service The widest reach on this list. The French news agency began fact-checking in 2017 and by 2024 had more than 150 fact-checkers working in 26 languages, which makes it the place to look when a rumor started in Asia, Africa or Latin America and has only just reached English-language feeds. AFP was an important paid partner in Facebook's fact-checking program, and after Meta ended the US program, AFP set out a plan in 2025 to save 12 to 14 million euros by the end of 2026 as its revenue fell short of forecast, so it is worth noticing which language editions stay busy.