FactCheckArmenia.com

FactCheckArmenia.com is a website whose stated purpose is "exposing Armenian distortions and hypocrisies".[1] Despite the name, it is not a fact-checking website; it publishes false information denying the Armenian genocide.[2][3] Among the false claims made by the website is the assertion that "no Armenians were harmed" during the deportation of Armenian intellectuals on 24 April 1915 (most of the deportees were eventually murdered).[2]

According to Vice News, "FactCheckArmenia dispenses a view that is suspiciously similar to the Turkish government's line—and sometimes, perhaps more extreme".[4] According to genocide expert Samuel Totten, the website uses a misleading title to "snare the uninformed". He adds that "There is hardly any other way to describe Fact Check Armenia than to say it is an out and out denier of the Ottoman Turk genocide of the Armenians between 1915 and 1922."[5] The website is not transparent about its ownership or funding, but has links to the Turkish government.[2][4] According to Ab Kaan, involved in both organizations, "all data in Fact Check Armenia is produced by The Turkic Platform".[6]

  1. ^ Sozeri, Efe Kerem (25 April 2016). "The story behind the Armenian genocide-denying skywriting above NYC". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Sözeri, Efe Kerem (31 May 2017). "These fake 'fact-checkers' are peddling lies about genocide and censorship in Turkey". Poynter. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  3. ^ Moshirnia, Andrew (2020). "Who Will Check the Checkers? False Factcheckers and Memetic Misinformation". Utah Law Review. 2020 (4): 1029–1073. ISSN 0042-1448.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Merchant was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Totten, Samuel (2018). Teaching and Learning About Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity: Fundamental Issues and Pedagogical Approaches. IAP. p. 262. ISBN 978-1-64113-354-8.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference newsweek was invoked but never defined (see the help page).