Exhibit 1081

Who pays for PolitiFact?

Exhibit 1081 · Fact-checker funding disclosure

Who pays for PolitiFact?

Organizations that contributed more than 5 percent of total PolitiFact revenues in the previous calendar year will be listed here:

Lists organizations that contributed more than 5 percent of total PolitiFact revenue in the previous calendar year (Meta and TikTok) without giving amounts, and itemizes grants by year, including Facebook items such as $85,000 (NABJ fact-checking fellowship) and $25,000 (United Facts of America sponsorship) in the year-2021 block.

Source: PolitiFact (Poynter Institute)
Date: Archive capture of 4 January 2026
Quoted from: Funding text above the list ('Meta', 'TikTok')
Grade: Primary record
Document: https://www.politifact.com/who-pays-for-politifact/
Accessed: 2026-11-10
Cited by: Findings citing this exhibit
Note: politifact.com blocks scripted fetches; read in the Wayback capture. The list gives names, not amounts. The Poynter Institute's audited statements or Form 990 would give amounts; not retrieved.

Cited by

Finding INF-5.9: Primary record FactCheck.org's funding page lists Meta payments of $2,159,207.34 for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 and $104,244 in Meta fellowship grants for fiscal years 2021 through 2023, and states that Meta and Google "neither sought nor was given any control over our editorial decisions." PolitiFact's disclosure page lists Meta and TikTok as organizations that gave more than 5 percent of its revenue in the previous calendar year, without amounts.