10 Trine Skei Grande, a former leader of Norway s Liberal Party, pictured in 2019, has nominated the International Fact-Checking Network for the Nobel Peace Prize.
OSLO - With truth famously known as the first casualty of war, a Norwegian parliamentarian announced Thursday that she is nominating fact-checkers for this year s Nobel Peace Prize.
Announcing the nomination on Twitter, Trine Skei Grande, a former leader of Norway s Liberal Party, noted that we live in a time when fighting lies is so important that @JoeBiden mentioned it in his speech yesterday . This year, I have nominated fact checkers for the Nobel Peace Prize. They need our support, Skei Grande added.