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Fact-checking and verification as journalistic method

Laurence Dierickx

2026-10-23

« Fact-checking and verification as journalistic practice » offers the first comprehensive introduction to fact-checking and verification as core methods of contemporary journalism. Developed through the EU-funded NORDIS project, the Nordic hub of the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO), it brings together journalists, researchers, and fact-checking practitioners from across the Nordic region to provide an authoritative guide to one of journalism’s most important competencies.

Published in open access.

Önnerfors, A., & Lindén, C.-G. (Eds.). (2026). Fact-checking and verification as journalistic method. Linnaeus University. https://doi.org/10.15626/fojo.i.202609 

Table of contents

  1. Introduction: Fact-checking and verification as journalistic methods in the Nordics — Andreas Önnerfors and Carl-Gustav Lindén (p. 1)
  2. Fact-checking and verification in the Nordics: An overview — Andreas Önnerfors (p. 8)
  3. Fact-checking and verification as journalistic method: Ethics, standards and practices — Andreas Önnerfors (p. 26)
  4. Fact-checking from start to finish — Christian Haag and Siri Christiansen (p. 46)
  5. The practice of fact-checking: Experiences from the field — Christian Haag and Siri Christiansen (p. 70)
  6. Digging behind the deception: Tools and techniques for fact-checking and verification — Jonathan Lundberg (p. 92)
  7. What is a fact? How to arrive at the fact to check — Laurence Dierickx (p. 112)
  8. Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) — Laurence Dierickx (p. 123)
  9. The growing challenges of computational propaganda — Laurence Dierickx (p. 137)
  10. Using generative AI in fact-checking — Laurence Dierickx (p. 150)
  11. From promise to practice: The limits of automated fact-checking — Laurence Dierickx (p. 162)
  12. Dimensions of AI image detection — Duc-Tien Dang-Nguyen (p. 171)
  13. Fact-checking and investigative journalism: Two journalistic genres for defending and uncovering truths — Fredrik Bjerknes (p. 198)
  14. Postscript: Verification journalism between skills development and information resilience (p. 211)
  15. Guide to key concepts (p. 216)