08/18/2026
REAL MEDIA NEWS 33 & PANTHER INTERNATIONAL NEWS PIN ANNOUNCE NATIONWIDE FACT-CHECKING INITIATIVE
August 18, 2026
IFCN-Approved Fact-Checking Organizations Focus on Documentation, Verification and Accountability
NATIONWIDE — Real Media News 33 and Panther International News (PIN) are announcing an expanded nationwide fact-checking initiative focused on verifying news reports, public claims and information circulating across the United States.
According to the organizations, Real Media News 33 and Panther International News PIN have been approved through the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) process and are operating with a commitment to professional fact-checking standards.
The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute brings together fact-checking organizations around the world and promotes standards emphasizing nonpartisanship, transparency, methodology, sourcing and corrections. Organizations seeking verified signatory status undergo an assessment process involving independent assessors.
WHAT THIS MEANS IN PLAIN ENGLISH
The mission is straightforward:
Don't just believe the headline. Check the evidence.
Real Media News 33 and PIN say their fact-checking work will examine available documentation, public records, official statements, court documents, government information, photographs, videos and other credible sources when determining whether a claim can be verified.
Fact-checkers may ask:
- What do the official documents actually say?
- Can the claim be independently verified?
- What evidence supports the story?
- Are important facts missing?
- What information is confirmed?
- What remains disputed or unverified?
- Does the evidence support the claim being reported?
FOLLOWING FACT-CHECKING PRINCIPLES
The IFCN Code of Principles emphasizes nonpartisanship and fairness, transparency of sources, transparency of funding and organization, transparency of methodology, and an open corrections process.
Real Media News 33 and PIN say those principles are important to their approach to accountability journalism.
The organizations also emphasize that allegations should be reported as allegations unless they have been established by reliable evidence, official findings or a court of law.
“IT'S TIME WE CONTROL OUR OWN NARRATIVE”
The new initiative is built around a simple message:
“IT'S TIME WE CONTROL OUR OWN NARRATIVE — WITH FACTS, DOCUMENTATION, ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE TRUTH.”
The organizations say controlling the narrative does not mean creating facts. It means making sure communities have the opportunity to examine the evidence and understand what is actually known.
Real Media News 33 and Panther International News PIN intend to use their fact-checking operation to examine stories and claims from communities across the country while providing readers with documented information whenever it can be independently verified.
A NEW ERA OF COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABILITY JOURNALISM
In an era when information can spread nationwide within minutes, Real Media News 33 and PIN say their responsibility is to slow down, examine the evidence and give the public the facts.
Real Media News 33
Panther International News — PIN
Nationwide Fact-Checking & Accountability Journalism
FACTS. DOCUMENTATION. VERIFICATION. ACCOUNTABILITY.
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