About TFCN Canada

Welcome to the first, bilingual (English - French), Teen Fact-Checking Network in Canada! 

The Teen Fact-Checking Network (TFCN) is an internationally renowned program that brings together teenagers to learn about digital media literacy with a focus on fact-checking skills. The program was started in 2018 by MediaWise, a nonpartisan, nonprofit initiative of the Poynter Institute in the U.S. The program expanded to Brazil, Germany, and India in 2023, and to Spain, Canada, and Bulgaria in 2024.

For more on how the program was developed in Canada, read our blog post.

Fact checks

The following fact-checking videos have been produced by teens for teens. The viral claims they chose to fact-check touch on a range of topics from the environment, health, science and food to beauty products, social media trends and even presumed “weird” local bylaws that caught their attention. 

Click here to watch

Contact us

Want to learn more? Contact us at info@mediasmarts.ca with any questions about the program.