Fact-Checker / Disinformation Analyst (United States)

Key Responsibilities

• Identify emerging trends and misinformation across platforms, including Facebook, X, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Reddit, prioritizing claims by reach, velocity, and potential for real-world harm.
• Identify posts and stories that require fact-checking to address the spread of misinformation, and proactively write and edit clear, accurate fact-checks on a daily basis, publishing directly to social media as the primary, real-time channel, with selected fact-checks developed into fuller stories for the website.
• Apply and continually update digital verification techniques, using a broad range of OSINT tools and exploring new methods as they emerge.
• Audit AI-generated media, recognizing synthetic or manipulated content and incorporating AI tools responsibly into open-source verification work.
• Create platform-optimized counter-content, including shareable fact-check graphics, short-form rebuttals, and social videos related to open-source journalism and verification and not just text.
• Build and maintain the narrative-tracking database, cataloguing recurring narratives, their origins, and their spread as a research and accountability resource.
• Conduct amplifier mapping, identifying the accounts, pages, and networks that originate and spread disinformation, while exercising sound editorial judgment about what is published.
• Detect and assess synthetic and AI-generated media, including deepfakes, manipulated or miscaptioned video and imagery, and other altered content.
• Manage the community tip line, triaging submissions from community members and turning credible flags into timely fact-checks.
• Engage journalists and newsrooms, providing verified material, expert context, and guidance on responsible coverage of fearmongering and scapegoating campaigns.
• Support partnerships and digital-literacy training with established fact-check organizations, community groups, and affected communities.
• Stay continuously abreast of developments in current affairs, misinformation, and verification practice, tracking how false narratives travel online.
• Uphold editorial and ethical standards, adhering to the guidelines that are consistent with International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) principles.

Qualifications and Skills

• 2-5 years in fact-checking, social media newsgathering, investigative or verification journalism, OSINT/research, or a closely related field (strong portfolios from adjacent backgrounds will be considered).
• Familiarity with misinformation targeting marginalized or vulnerable communities and the harms it causes in the American context.
• Proven experience tracking disinformation and misinformation online, including the use of social listening and monitoring tools.
• Extensive understanding of a range of OSINT techniques and experience using them in both daily and longer-term journalism.
• Demonstrated ability to verify claims quickly and accurately under time pressure, with rigorous, transparent sourcing.
• Strong understanding of synthetic and AI-generated media, including how to identify deepfakes, manipulated visuals, and altered content, as well as the use of AI tools in open-source verification.
• Strong understanding of how disinformation, hate narratives, and coordinated campaigns operate online.
• Excellent written English and the ability to translate complex findings into clear, persuasive public-facing copy.
• Experience producing visual content (Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar) and producing or contributing to social videos.
• Sound editorial judgment and a commitment to accuracy, fairness, and non-partisanship.
• Self-directed and able to build workflows independently in a founding role.

Compensation and Benefits

Total compensation package of USD $68,000–$78,000 annually, inclusive of base salary and employer-paid benefits. Base salary will be determined based on experience and qualifications.

Remote work flexibility with support for digital tools and training.

Opportunities for professional development, regional travel (if needed), and participation in global conferences or workshops.

Inclusive, collaborative, and mission-driven team culture.

Note: The successful candidate is required to have the right to work in their country of residence. CSOH cannot provide visa sponsorship for this role.

CSOH is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive, supportive, and non-discriminatory workplace. We value diversity in all its forms and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including race, religion, caste, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, and other personal characteristics protected by U.S. laws. We believe that diverse perspectives strengthen our work in combating all forms of hate and extremism.