FactCheck Gambia was established in 2021 with support from UNESCO.
It is legally registered with the Attorney General’s Chambers, Ministry of Justice, as a non-profit organisation.
It is The Gambia’s first independent digital fact-checking platform – created to curb information disorder (the spread of misinformation and disinformation) on both traditional and social media, and to support information integrity.
Our work is meant to promote transparency and accountability.
HOW WE ARE FUNDED
FactCheck Gambia is funded by development partners interested in promoting information integrity, accountability, transparency and access to accurate and reliable information.
Since its establishment, our projects operations have been supported by the following:
WEBSITE & HOST
Our website is built and maintained by Jokkolabs Banjul. FactCheck Gambia is hosted and managed by the Media Academy for Journalism and Communication (MAJaC), Gambia’s first journalism school owned by the Gambia Press Union (GPU).
Under the management of MAJAC, as of December 2024, a total of at least 169 well-researched articles, including graphical illustrations, have been published on the factchecking platform, debunking or verifying claims of national importance.
