Funding

FactCheckAfrica is a project of the Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative (BBYDI). It has received direct project support and also via collaborative implementation with other projects of the organisation. 

Major supporters of the FactCheckAfrica Project are the US Global Engagement Center, Karibu Foundations and Nigeria Youth Futures Fund. 

FactCheckAfrica has also received a grant to fund project activities that support its initiative in the pursuit of the culture of truth in Nigeria and West Africa from The IFCN, through its Factchecking Development Grant, received from YouTube (via the Google News Initiative).

While we are open about reporting our funding support, the funders have absolutely no influence on our judgments and editorial decisions.