AFP has extended its European fact-checking network into Greece, Cyprus and Finland, a couple of months after its launch for Bulgaria and Hungary.

AFP says it now has more than 30 journalists and editors working solely on digital verification in Europe, covering 20 countries and more than a dozen languages.

Regional coordinator Bronwen Roberts (pictured, per Twitter) says the move into digital verification in Finnish and Greek is an important development in AFP’s efforts against disinformation and misinformation, “especially that which potentially cause harm”.

Since its launch in 2017, the digital investigation service has grown to become the largest in the world, underscoring a commitment to combatting the spread of disinformation on the social media networks.

The international fact-checking team comprises more than 100 people covering more than 80 countries, and working in close collaboration with other AFP journalists in a network which totals 1700 journalists.

AFP is part of the International Fact-Checking Network, which sets a global standard through a code of principles that includes non-partisanship, fairness and transparency. The agency is also among 80 partners in Facebook’s third-party fact-checking programme.