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Fact Checker, Shows

The New York Times· Editing
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Hybrid (New York, NY)$62/hr - $63/hrpart-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Staff editor to fact check episodes of Hard Fork (video and audio) in a fast-paced newsroom environment, ensuring factual accuracy, tone and context across print, audio, and video formats.

Responsibilities

  • Check factual assertions in podcast and video episodes to determine veracity and correctness on deadline
  • Check prep documents and listen during live recordings to track facts and assertions to be verified
  • Listen to drafts, checking all facts, noting attribution, and providing guidance on editing or adjusting material as needed
  • Conduct quick and accurate research to gather and verify facts in collaboration with producers, editors and hosts
  • Work to ensure fairness and accuracy; correct contradictions and omissions in consultation with producers, editors and hosts; correct spelling and grammar
  • Check episode descriptions and other copy for video and audio assets. Adjust show print excerpts, transcripts and captions for factual accuracy
  • Check video episode's visuals for factual accuracy and context
  • Exercise news judgment
  • Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world

Qualifications

  • 3 or more years of fact-checking experience
  • Available to work evenings as needed

Skills

Required:Fact-checkingResearchEditing guidanceCommunication

Benefits

  • variable pay such as an annual bonus and restricted stock
  • medical, dental and vision benefits
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
  • company-matching 401(k) plan
  • employee stock purchase plan
  • paid vacation
  • paid sick days
  • paid parental leave
  • tuition reimbursement
  • professional development programs
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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