StopFake
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The StopFake website is a project of Ukrainian media NGO Media Reforms Center. It was founded in March 2014 by Ukrainian professors and students with the stated purpose of refuting Russian propaganda and fake news.[3][4][5] It began as a Russian- and English-language fact-checking organization, and has grown to include a TV show broadcast on 30 local channels, a weekly radio show, and a strong social media following.[6]
Formation | March 2, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-03-02) |
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Founders | Margot Gontar Oleg Shankovskyi Yevhen Fedchenko (chief editor[1]) Ruslan Deynychenko |
Purpose | Fact-checking |
Headquarters | Kyiv, Ukraine |
Official languages | Russian, English, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Bulgarian, French, Dutch, Czech, German[2] |
Staff (2022) | 15 |
Website | www |
StopFake was founded as a volunteer effort, but by 2017 included paid employees on its team. It is largely funded by grants.[7] It has received praise from other media outlets. In 2014 it received a BOBs award from Deutsche Welle and a Free Media Pioneer award from the International Press Institute.