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Latest revision as of 12:49, 16 December 2025
| Company type | Non-profit organization |
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| Industry | Journalism |
| Founded | 2019 |
| Headquarters | Ghana,
Accra , The Gambia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Liberia. |
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5 countries |
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West Africa |
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| Services | Fact checking |
| Website | factspace |
FactSpace West Africa is a non-profit social enterprise dedicated to independent fact-checking, disinformation mapping, and promoting information integrity in West Africa.[1] They are a signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) Code of Principles which regulates how they work.[2][3]
FactSpace West Africa was launched in 2019 by Ghanaian journalist Rabiu Alhassan, the organisation is currently leading fact-checking initiatives in five countries in the subregion, including Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, The Gambia and Sierra Leone.[4]
FactSpace West Africa combats the weaponisation of misinformation and disinformation by:
- Fact-checking to counter false narratives.
- Researching information ecosystems and the actors behind information disorder.
- Educating journalists and the public through media information literacy training.[5]
- Developing digital tools to fight the spread of false information.
On 2 April 2020, FactSpace West Africa became a signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) Code of Principles.[6]
FactSpace West Africa has collaborated with organisations including the World Health Organization, UNESCO, UNICEF,[7] Meta, Meedan, ECOWAS, USAID, Africa Check, the Google News Initiative, DW Akademie,[8] Fact-Check Ghana and the IFCN, among other international NGOs, to strengthen information resilience.[9]
In 2024 during the Ghanaian elections FactSpace West Africa in collaboration with Fact-Check Ghana, Dubawa and other organizations created the Ghana fact-checking coalition to combat misinformation.[10][11][12]
