FactSpace West Africa

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FactSpace West Africa
Company typeNon-profit organization
IndustryJournalism
Founded2019;6 years ago (2019)
HeadquartersGhana,
Accra
,
Ghana, The Gambia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Liberia.
Number of locations
Nigeria, The Gambia, Sierra Leone and Liberia
Area served
West Africa
Key people
  • Rabiu Alhassan (Managing Editor/Director)
Services Fact checking
Website factspace.org


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]

Contents

History

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:

On 2nd April 2020, FactSpace West Africa became a signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) Code of Principles. [6]

Partnerships

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]

Work

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]

See Also

References

  1. ↑ GNA (2024-03-04). "FactSpace West Africa holds capacity building workshop for media practitioners". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  2. ↑ Sam, Stacey (2024-06-28). "Ghana to host 2024 Africa Facts Summit". Asaase Radio. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  3. ↑ Amissah, Emmanuel Jacob (23 November 2024). "GhanaFact engages media personalities in Media Integrity and Fact-Checking workshop amid the December 7th elections". Ghana.web.com. Retrieved 11 November 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ Salisu, Mustapha (2024-04-17). "FactSpace West Africa Equip Kano Journalists with Social Media Fact-Checking Tools". Prime Time News. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  5. ↑ Etefe, Juliet (2022-11-28). "AW Free Foundation, FactSpace West Africa train Togolese journalists on fact-checking". The Business & Financial Times. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  6. ↑ GNA (2024-12-02). "FactSpace West Africa equips journalists with digital tools for fact-checking". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  7. ↑ Majeed, Abdulai (2024-10-03). "UNICEF and FactSpace West Africa trains journalists on the basics of identifying health misinformation and disinformation". Diamond 93.7FM. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  8. ↑ "Fact-checking as a social contract". Deutsche Welle. 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  9. ↑ Holan, Angie Drobnic (2024-12-05). "Africa's fact-checking community shows its growing strength in collaboration, investigations". Poynter. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  10. ↑ Times, Ghanaian (2024-11-14). "NMC welcomes Ghana Fact-Check Coalition initiative". Ghanaian Times. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  11. ↑ "Ghana's new fact-checking coalition gears up for election season - MyJoyOnline" . Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  12. ↑ "Election 2024: NMC welcomes formation of Ghana Fact-Checking Coalition". 2024-11-10. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
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