Polygraph.info
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Polygraph.info is a fact-checking website[1] produced by Voice of America (VoA).[2] Among many subjects, the website documents Russian disinformation and state-backed propaganda by the Chinese government.[3]
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Type of site | Fact-checking |
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Available in | English |
Owner | Voice of America |
Founder(s) | Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
Editor | Fatima Tlisova |
URL | www |
Commercial | No |
Launched | 6 December 2016; 7 years ago (2016-12-06) |
Current status | Active |
Written in | HTML, JavaScript |
The site launched on December 6, 2016.[4] Radio Free Europe funded a three person team at Polygraph.info until February 2017. The team was led by Daily Beast senior editor Michael Weiss.[5]
As of April 8, 2020, the project employed five people.[6] VoA journalist Jim Fry was its managing editor from November 2017 to November 2019.[7] Investigative journalist, researcher and Russian expert Fatima Tlisova also works at Polygraph.info.[8]: 76–77
A partner website in the Russian language is factograph.info, a joint project of RFE/RL and VoA.[9]