IPTC Trust Lists

Certificate lists for the Verified News Publishers programme

This site hosts certificate lists for the IPTC Verified News Publishers (VNP) programme, enabling verification of media content authenticity and provenance from trusted news organisations worldwide.

The International Press Telecommunications Council, continuing the work started by Project Origin, has established a working group to create and manage a C2PA-compatible list of verified news publishers. Publishers already involved include the BBC, CBC/Radio-Canada, Westdeutsche Rundfunk (WDR) and Agence France-Presse.

The open C2PA Content Credentials standard for media provenance is widely supported as a strong defence against misinformation. Recent announcements by OpenAI, Meta, Google and others have confirmed the value of an interoperable, tamper-evident way of confirming the source and technical integrity of digital media content.

Project Origin, as a co-founder of the C2PA, brought the needs of the news publishing community to the forefront of the creation of this standard. This now includes the creation of a C2PA 2.x-compatible Origin Verified Publisher certificate which can be used by publishers to securely create a cryptographic seal on their content. These content signing certificates are available through the IPTC, who are working with C2PA validators to gain widespread acceptance. These signing certificates will be issued by the IPTC to broadcast, print and digital native media publishers.

Available Certificate Lists

About the Verified News Publishers Programme

The Verified News Publishers initiative is maintained by the International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) to help verify the authenticity and provenance of media content from trusted news organisations.

These certificate lists are used in conjunction with C2PA (Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity) technology to verify the origin and integrity of news media.