Dubawa operates as a distinct unit within a legally registered non-profit organization in Nigeria, the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), formerly the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ). CJID was founded in 2014 as a non-governmental organisation in Nigeria, the Centre has been a leader in investigative journalism, innovation, open data, verification, the promotion of journalist welfare and safety, elections and the freedom of information and expression. In 2020, the CJID and Dubawa expanded its footprints beyond Nigeria and moved into specific niches in Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia and The Gambia. 

CJID is headquartered in Nigeria with registration number CAC/IT/NO 69519 by Nigeria's Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). Copies of CJID's certificate of incorporation, and constitution showing the relationship between CJID and Dubawa are attached.

Dubawa operates as a distinct unit within the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), formerly the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ), a legally registered non-profit organization in Nigeria.

The CJID was founded in 2014 as a non-governmental organisation in Nigeria and has been a leader in investigative journalism, innovation, open data, verification, the promotion of journalist welfare and safety, elections and the freedom of information and expression. 

In 2020, the CJID and Dubawa expanded their footprints beyond Nigeria and moved into specific niches in Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia and The Gambia. 

CJID is headquartered in Nigeria with registration number CAC/IT/NO 69519 by Nigeria's Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). (copies of CJID's certificate of incorporation, and constitution showing the relationship between CJID and Dubawa, attached registration certificate.

 1. When and why was your fact-checking operation started?

Dubawa was founded in 2018 in Nigeria and, since then, expanded into all English-speaking West African countries. It was officially launched in Ghana in 2020 and in Sierra Leone, Liberia and The Gambia in 2021. Dubawa was set up as a response to the increasing challenge of information disorder exacerbated by the eroding trust in journalism, the competing forces of social media, and the desire for accurate information by citizens. Dubawa believes that by providing accurate information, building the capacity of the media and other stakeholders and contributing to research around information disorder, the quality of information disseminated to the public will not only be improved but will also help to promote good governance and democratic accountability in the West African sub-region.

2. How many people work or volunteer in the organization and what are their roles?

Dubawa has a total of 16 full-time staffers.

One Deputy Director: provides programmatic leadership and support for Dubawa in all the five countries.

Two Programme Officers: manage and oversee the implementation of project activities in the operational countries.

Four Editors: responsible for editing fact-checks to ensure they remain compliant with universal methods and standards while responding to specificities that the local context may require.

Seven Researchers/ fact-checkers: responsible for investigating public claims and writing fact-checks that respond to misinformation in line with our editorial standards.

One Communications Officer: responsible for publishing fact-checks on the website and social media.

One Audience Engagement Officer: Handles interactions with Dubawa’s audiences on social media platforms.

Additionally, Dubawa has five part-time fact-checkers across its five countries. Also, through other activities, including Dubawa’s annual Kwame Karikari Fact-checking and Research Fellowship, some regular volunteers provide content for publication on the website. To ensure consistency and quality of fact-checks, volunteers undergo rigorous training on the tenets and art of fact-checking and Dubawa’s editorial protocols. In 2022, Dubawa had over 20 volunteers at various points. This number includes the volunteers from our Fellowship Programme and our affiliated network of student journalists through our Fact-checking for Non-Urban Journalists Project.

3. What different activities does your organization carry out?

Aside from daily fact-checking of public claims culminating in the publication of accurate, unbiased news reports, Dubawa carries out the following activities:

Capacity Building: It promotes capacity-building activities for journalists and other relevant stakeholders through training workshops. In 2022, Dubawa carried out pieces of training for over 500 participants in all five English-speaking countries.

Research: Dubawa contributes to knowledge around information disorder, especially in Africa, by commissioning research on same. It has published some of these research findings on its Information Disorder Analysis Centre (IDAC) website.

Open Source Investigations (OSI): To understand the sources of disinformation, their techniques and tactics, among others, the team carries out OSI. They are published on the website, cross-published by other platforms and on social media.

Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Campaigns: Throughout the year, the team carries out media and information literacy to build the capacity of its audiences. Our MIL activities are headlined by our annual Week for Truth Project, an online and offline campaign where volunteers are deployed to public places, including schools and markets, to sensitise audiences about information and media consumption, critical thinking and fact-checking.

Building technology tools that can aid the work of fact-checkers and journalists in general.

4. What are the goals of your fact-checking operation over the coming year?

In the coming year, Dubawa aims to achieve the following:

1. Continue to encourage a more involved and media and information-literate citizenry through media literacy articles, fact-checks, analysis, fact sheets and online/offline engagement.

2. Through our capacity-building workshops and annual Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking and Research Fellowship, continue to equip newsrooms with the skills and knowledge to make fact-checking a norm in newsrooms.

3. Conduct research and build technological tools that adequately identify, analyse and counter information disorder while building a body of knowledge around misinformation in the West African sub-region.

4. Partner newsrooms and data-driven agencies to obtain and digitalize factual information on politics, economy/statistics and health so that Dubawa becomes the hub for verified information in West Africa. 

Dubawa responses:

1. When and why was your fact-checking operation started?

Dubawa was founded in 2018 in Nigeria and, since then, has expanded into all English-speaking West African countries. It was officially launched in Ghana in 2020 and in Sierra Leone, Liberia and The Gambia in 2021. Dubawa was set up as a response to the increasing challenge of information disorder exacerbated by the eroding trust in journalism, the competing forces of social media, and the desire for accurate information by citizens.

Dubawa believes that by providing accurate information, building the capacity of the media and other stakeholders and contributing to research around information disorder, the quality of information disseminated to the public will not only be improved but will also help to promote good governance and democratic accountability in the West African sub-region.

2. How many people work or volunteer in the organization and what are their roles?

Dubawa has a total of 16 full-time staffers.

One Deputy Director: provides programmatic leadership and support for Dubawa in all five countries.

Two Programme Officers: manage and oversee the implementation of project activities in the operational countries.

Four Editors: responsible for editing fact-checks to ensure they remain compliant with universal methods and standards while responding to specificities that the local context may require.

Seven Researchers/fact-checkers: responsible for investigating public claims and writing fact-checks that respond to misinformation in line with our editorial standards.

One Communications Officer: responsible for publishing fact-checks on the website and social media.

One Audience Engagement Officer: Handles interactions with Dubawa’s audiences on social media platforms.

Additionally, Dubawa has five part-time fact-checkers across the five countries. Also, through other activities, including Dubawa’s annual Kwame Karikari Fact-checking and Research Fellowship (See: https://bit.ly/3Hpfngo) some regular volunteers provide content for publication on the website. 

To ensure consistency and quality of fact-checks, volunteers undergo rigorous training on the tenets and art of fact-checking and Dubawa’s editorial protocols. In 2022, Dubawa had over 20 volunteers at various points. This number includes the volunteers from our Fellowship Programme and our affiliated network of student journalists through our Fact-checking for Non-Urban Journalists Project. (See: https://bit.ly/3O5UWcq)

3. What different activities does your organization carry out?

Aside from daily fact-checking of public claims culminating in the publication of accurate, unbiased news reports, Dubawa carries out the following activities:

Capacity Building: It promotes capacity-building activities for journalists and other relevant stakeholders through training workshops. In 2022, Dubawa carried out training for over 500 participants in all five English-speaking countries.

Research: Dubawa contributes to knowledge around information disorder, especially in Africa, by commissioning research on this. It has published some of these research findings on its Information Disorder Analysis Centre (IDAC) website. (See: https://bit.ly/3Sj17fC). 

Open Source Investigations (OSI): To understand the sources of disinformation, their techniques and tactics, among others, the team carries out OSI. They are published on the website and are also cross-published by other platforms and on social media.

Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Campaigns: Throughout the year, the team carries out media and information literacy to build the capacity of its audiences. Our MIL activities are headlined by our annual Week for Truth Project (See: https://dubawa.org/tag/week-for-truth/), an online and offline campaign where volunteers are deployed to public places, including schools and markets, to sensitise audiences about information and media consumption, critical thinking and fact-checking.

Building technology tools that can aid the work of fact-checkers and journalists in general.

4. What are the goals of your fact-checking operation over the coming year?

In the coming year, Dubawa aims to achieve the following:

1. Continue to encourage a more involved media and information-literate citizenry through media literacy articles, fact-checks, analysis, fact sheets and online/offline engagement.

2. Through our capacity-building workshops and annual Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking and Research Fellowship, continue to equip newsrooms with the skills and knowledge to make fact-checking a norm in newsrooms.

3. Conduct research and build technological tools that adequately identify, analyse and counter information disorder, while building a body of knowledge around misinformation in the West African sub-region.

4. Partner with newsrooms and data-driven agencies to obtain and digitalize factual information on politics, economy/statistics and health so that Dubawa becomes the hub for verified information in West Africa. 

Dubawa publishes an average of five fact-checks every week. All Dubawa's published fact-checking content can be accessed on these websites:

Nigeria - https://dubawa.org/category/fact-check/

Ghana - https://ghana.dubawa.org/category/fact-check/

Sierra Leone - https://dubawa.org/category/country/sierra-leone/

Liberia: https://dubawa.org/category/country/liberia/

The Gambia: https://dubawa.org/category/country/the-gambia/

A spreadsheet containing fact-checks published over the last six months is attached.

Dubawa publishes an average of five fact-checks every week. All Dubawa's published fact-checking content can be accessed on these websites:

Nigeria - https://dubawa.org/category/fact-check/

Ghana - https://ghana.dubawa.org/category/fact-check/

Sierra Leone - https://dubawa.org/category/country/sierra-leone/

Liberia: https://dubawa.org/category/country/liberia/

The Gambia: https://dubawa.org/category/country/the-gambia/

List of fact-checks for the period under review attached

All Dubawa's published fact-checking content can be accessed on these websites:

Nigeria - https://dubawa.org/category/fact-check/

Ghana - https://ghana.dubawa.org/category/fact-check/

Sierra Leone - https://dubawa.org/category/country/sierra-leone/

Liberia: https://dubawa.org/category/country/liberia/

The Gambia: https://dubawa.org/category/country/the-gambia/

I have assessed Dubawa's fact-checks for the last three months of the period under review and I am satisfied that it meets the required criteria.

Dubawa has no financial affiliation with any politician, political party or state actor. However, Dubawa has partnered with state agencies, institutions and actors over the years as part of efforts to address information disorder. For instance, at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Dubawa entered into partnerships with the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in Nigeria, the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) and the Ministry of Information in Ghana to create awareness of, and verify, public health misinformation. Dubawa has also hosted politicians at some of its events including at its launch in all its operational countries and also at some webinars aimed at drawing public attention to information disorder and the need to collaboratively address it. These partnerships did not result in any financial remuneration and were strictly voluntary.

In its application, Dubawa says it has no financial affiliation with any politician, political party or state actor. But, it adds, Duvbawa has partnered with state agencies, institutions and actors over the years as part of efforts to address information disorder.

"For instance, at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Dubawa entered into partnerships with the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in Nigeria, the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) and the Ministry of Information in Ghana to create awareness of, and verify, public health misinformation.

"Dubawa has also hosted politicians at some of its events including at its launch in all its operational countries and also at some webinars aimed at drawing public attention to information disorder and the need to collaboratively address it. These partnerships did not result in any financial remuneration and were strictly voluntary."

Dubawa does not receive funding from local or foreign state actors or political sources. For our funding source, this page on our website outlines our funders' names and includes a statement showing the total editorial independence of our work.

Dubawa does not receive funding from local or foreign state actors or political sources.

It lists its funding sources here: https://bit.ly/3Bl1Kgw 

The funding page includes these statements:

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

"Dubawa also receives earned income majorly via our participation in Facebook’s Third Party Fact Checking Project; a part of the Facebook Journalism Project."

Dubawa adheres to a strict and diligent process for selection, research, writing, and editing for its fact-checking exercise. A standard fact-checking process begins with claim selection (suggested either internally or by the public), followed by the assignment of the claim to a researcher, investigation of the claim by the researcher, and two-level editing of the fact-check by the editors and then publication. Our claim sourcing policy, that is, what we agree is worth fact-checking, is guided by the virality of the claim, significance, etc. while our research policy is guided by a five-layered evaluation mechanism that privileges: Named sources over unnamed sources; authoritative over random sources; independent over self-interested sources; verifiable over assertive sources; and multiple over single sources. 

A detailed description of our process can be found here.

Here are a few of our fact-checks which provide evidence of our diversity, non-partisanship and high standards:

INVESTIGATION: Baba Aisha, Nigeria’s fake ‘doctor’ cashing out on deadly concoction that cures nothing

https://dubawa.org/fact-check-did-kano-islamic-preacher-describe-killings-of-southern-kaduna-christians-as-taming-the-infidels/

https://ghana.dubawa.org/fact-check-viral-achraf-hakimi-hiba-abouk-divorce-settlement-posts-fake/

https://ghana.dubawa.org/npp-thugs-who-invaded-utv-studios-were-not-fined-%c2%a2200/

https://ghana.dubawa.org/misleading-cedi-not-the-best-performing-currency-in-africa-from-feb-to-sept-2023/

https://ghana.dubawa.org/old-video-of-john-mahama-resurfaces-online-statement-taken-out-of-context/

https://dubawa.org/false-not-all-households-in-kiang-community-have-electricity/

https://dubawa.org/true-three-nec-temporary-staff-arrested-for-changing-election-results/

https://dubawa.org/how-whatsapp-scammers-circumvent-security-features-to-swindle-nigerians/

https://dubawa.org/misleading-viral-ecsl-document-not-disaggregated-election-result/

https://dubawa.org/zoomupyourlife-how-fraudsters-manipulate-peter-okoyes-lottery-scheme-to-fleece-unsuspecting-nigerians-through-fake-whatsapp-calls/

https://dubawa.org/facebook-scammers-propose-marriage-of-convenience-for-canadian-citizenship-to-swindle-unsuspecting-nigerians/

https://dubawa.org/investigation-odalo-nigerias-twitter-swindler-faking-heart-disease-to-scam-women/

https://ghana.dubawa.org/false-cameroonian-president-biya-not-overthrown/

https://dubawa.org/jailbreak-at-padema-road-prison-true/

All of the claims that resulted in the writing of the fact-check reports above met Dubawa’s claim selection criteria: 1. they were viral, 2. they had the potential to influence public opinion and in some cases impact public security, and 3. they were made by public figures, influential actors or persons with large social media followings - regardless of political affiliation, and were important for public discourse.

The fact-checks also show precisely where Dubawa obtained the claim with screenshots or hyperlinks for audience verification.

The verification process included selecting authoritative, verifiable, independent and multiple sources and ensuring we get as downstream as possible to the primary source of information. All sources of information or evidence used are explicitly presented to, again, aid audience verification.

Context, clarity and transparency are ensured in our writing process, which is why our fact-checks are structured in sections - summary, introduction, verification and conclusion.

Dubawa's guiding principle is to fact-check claims, not people.

"Dubawa adheres to a strict and diligent process for selection, research, writing, and editing for its fact-checking exercise. A standard fact-checking process begins with claim selection (suggested either internally or by the public), followed by the assignment of the claim to a researcher, investigation of the claim by the researcher, and two-level editing of the fact-check by the editors and then publication. 

It says its claim sourcing policy - what it decides is worth fact-checking, "is guided by the virality of the claim, significance, etc."

Its research policy is guided by a "five-layered evaluation mechanism" that places much higher authority and credibility to named sources over unnamed sources; authoritative over random sources; independent over self-interested sources; verifiable over assertive sources; and, multiple sources over single sources. 

See https://bit.ly/3zd2kLU for a detailed description of Dubawa's fact-checking process, including the criteria for selecting what it fact-checks. 

Fact-checks which provide evidence of the diversity, non-partisanship and high standards of Dubawa's fact-checking :

https://bit.ly/47D1TbV (This investigation into a fake ‘doctor’ selling a "deadly concoction that cures nothing" won IFCN's 2023 highest impact fact-check award at its annual summit in South Korea. winner.

https://dubawa.org/fact-check-did-kano-islamic-preacher-describe-killings-of-southern-kaduna-christians-as-taming-the-infidels/

https://ghana.dubawa.org/fact-check-viral-achraf-hakimi-hiba-abouk-divorce-settlement-posts-fake/

https://ghana.dubawa.org/npp-thugs-who-invaded-utv-studios-were-not-fined-%c2%a2200/

https://ghana.dubawa.org/misleading-cedi-not-the-best-performing-currency-in-africa-from-feb-to-sept-2023/

https://ghana.dubawa.org/old-video-of-john-mahama-resurfaces-online-statement-taken-out-of-context/

https://dubawa.org/false-not-all-households-in-kiang-community-have-electricity/

https://dubawa.org/true-three-nec-temporary-staff-arrested-for-changing-election-results/

https://dubawa.org/how-whatsapp-scammers-circumvent-security-features-to-swindle-nigerians/

https://dubawa.org/misleading-viral-ecsl-document-not-disaggregated-election-result/

https://dubawa.org/zoomupyourlife-how-fraudsters-manipulate-peter-okoyes-lottery-scheme-to-fleece-unsuspecting-nigerians-through-fake-whatsapp-calls/

https://dubawa.org/facebook-scammers-propose-marriage-of-convenience-for-canadian-citizenship-to-swindle-unsuspecting-nigerians/

https://dubawa.org/investigation-odalo-nigerias-twitter-swindler-faking-heart-disease-to-scam-women/

https://ghana.dubawa.org/false-cameroonian-president-biya-not-overthrown/

https://dubawa.org/jailbreak-at-padema-road-prison-true/

Dubawa’s claim selection process can be found here on its website. To ensure our fact-checks are diverse and truly representative of claims in the public sphere claims identified for fact-checking must meet certain criteria. They must;

1. be viral or have the potential to become viral

2. be made by a public figure [a person with large followership]

3. be claims a typical person hear or read the statement and wonder, 'is that true'?

Thus, claims are fact-checked regardless of the political affiliation of the person making it if they meet these criteria.

To ensure its fact-checks are diverse and truly representative of claims in the public sphere, Dubawa says that claims identified for fact-checking must meet certain criteria. They must be:

1. viral or have the potential to become viral

2. made by a public figure (a person with a large following);

3. claims a typical person hears or reads the statement and wonders, 'is that true'?

Claims are fact-checked regardless of the political affiliation of the person making it if they meet these criteria.

See https://bit.ly/3zd2kLU for details of Dubawa's claim selection and fact-checking process/;

Dubawa's fact checks can be accessed on the websites below:

1. Nigeria - https://dubawa.org/category/fact-check/

2. Ghana - https://ghana.dubawa.org/category/fact-check/

3. Sierra Leone - https://dubawa.org/category/country/sierra-leone/

4. Liberia: https://dubawa.org/category/country/liberia/

5. The Gambia: https://dubawa.org/category/country/the-gambia/

Fact-checks published over the previous year can be accessed in the attached spreadsheet.

Having assessed a random selection of fact-checks from the five different West African countries where Dubawa is active, I am satisfied that it applies the same high standards of evidence for equivalent claims.

Dubawa's fact checks can be accessed on the websites below:

1. Nigeria - https://dubawa.org/category/fact-check/

2. Ghana - https://ghana.dubawa.org/category/fact-check/

3. Sierra Leone - https://dubawa.org/category/country/sierra-leone/

4. Liberia: https://dubawa.org/category/country/liberia/

5. The Gambia: https://dubawa.org/category/country/the-gambia/

Fact-checks published over the previous year can also be accessed in the attached spreadsheet.

Having assessed a random selection of fact-checks from the five different West African countries where Dubawa is active, I am satisfied that the evidence it finds dictates it fact-check conclusions.

As published on our website, this policy is read and agreed to by our researchers and volunteers. We also refer to the policy from time to time to ensure compliance by all staffers, volunteers and researchers.

Please find it here.

All Dubawa staff, researchers and volunteers must agree to adhere to its strict policy of non-partisanship. See https://bit.ly/3PAkVHi for details.

"We also refer to the policy from time to time to ensure compliance by all staffers, volunteers and researchers."

Dubawa's fact checks can be assessed on the websites below:

1. Nigeria - https://dubawa.org/category/fact-check/

2. Ghana - https://ghana.dubawa.org/category/fact-check/

3. Sierra Leone - https://dubawa.org/category/country/sierra-leone/

4. Liberia: https://dubawa.org/category/country/liberia/

5. The Gambia: https://dubawa.org/category/country/the-gambia/

I am satisfied that Dubawa identifies the source of all significant evidence used in its fact-checks. Dubawa also provides relevant links if the source is available online, allowing users to replicate their work if they wish to.

Dubawa's fact checks can be assessed on the websites below:

1. Nigeria - https://dubawa.org/category/fact-check/

2. Ghana - https://ghana.dubawa.org/category/fact-check/

3. Sierra Leone - https://dubawa.org/category/country/sierra-leone/

4. Liberia: https://dubawa.org/category/country/liberia/

5. The Gambia: https://dubawa.org/category/country/the-gambia/

Fact-checks published over the last year can also be found in the previously attached spreadsheet.

I am satisfied that Dubawa uses the best available primary sources of evidence whenever suitable primary sources are available. Where suitable primary sources are not available, it discloses and explains the reason for the use of a secondary source.

Dubawa's fact checks can be assessed on the websites below:

1. Nigeria - https://dubawa.org/category/fact-check/

2. Ghana - https://ghana.dubawa.org/category/fact-check/

3. Sierra Leone - https://dubawa.org/category/country/sierra-leone/

4. Liberia: https://dubawa.org/category/country/liberia/

5. The Gambia: https://dubawa.org/category/country/the-gambia/

Fact-checks published over the last year can also be found in the previously attached spreadsheet.

I am satisfied that Dubawa uses more than one named source for key elements of claims, except where a single source is the only one relevant to the topic.

Fact checks published by Dubawa can be assessed on the websites below:

1. Nigeria - https://dubawa.org/category/fact-check/

2. Ghana - https://ghana.dubawa.org/category/fact-check/

3. Sierra Leone - https://dubawa.org/category/country/sierra-leone/

4. Liberia: https://dubawa.org/category/country/liberia/

5. The Gambia: https://dubawa.org/category/country/the-gambia/

Please refer to the fact-checks published over the last year in the previously attached spreadsheet.

I am satisfied that Dubawa identifies any relevant interests of the sources where a user might reasonably conclude those interests could influence the accuracy of the evidence provided.

Dubawa is a fact-checking and verification project of a non-governmental organisation, the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), formerly the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ). We have attached the Certificate of Incorporation of the parent organisation (the parent body) for your reference.

Our website also provides information about the relationship between Dubawa and its parent organisation.

Dubawa is a fact-checking and verification project of a non-governmental organisation, the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) - formerly the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism. See Criteria 1.1 for copies of CJID's registration certificate and constitution. 

There is also information on Dubawa's website detailing its relationship to CJID. See https://bit.ly/3Pdb7D6 

Dubawa is a fact-checking and verification project of a non-governmental organisation, the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), formerly the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ). We have attached the Certificate of Incorporation of the parent organisation (the parent body) for your reference.

Our website also provides information about the relationship between Dubawa and its parent organisation.

Dubawa is a fact-checking and verification project of a non-governmental organisation, the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), formerly the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ).

See https://bit.ly/3Pdb7D6 

https://dubawa.org/about-us/governance-organisation/

The Dubawa team is set up for fact-checking, verification and related activities. The team is headed by the Centre’s Deputy Director of Verification and Media Literacy and is aided by country editors who act as country team leads. Editorial control is exercised by country editors with oversight by second-level editors.

The Dubawa team is headed by the Centre’s Deputy Director of Verification and Media Literacy and is aided by country editors who act as country team leads. Editorial control is exercised by country editors with oversight by second-level editors.

See Organisational Structure and Governance: https://bit.ly/3PE1hKx 

Key staff members of Dubawa across the five countries it is currently operating and their biographies can be found here.

Key staff members of Dubawa are based across the five countries in which it is currently operating.

See https://bit.ly/3RIcDyU                                                                                     

Dubawa encourages its audiences to engage with its content and team. Our contact details (on WhatsApp, X, Meta, phone numbers, and email) are clearly stated here. Our audience can also easily find this information by clicking the contact icons at the top right corner of our website.

Dubawa encourages its audiences to engage with its content and team on its website and other platforms. Contact details (on WhatsApp, X, Meta, phone numbers, and email) are supplied on this page https://bit.ly/3zd2kLU (See "Want to send claims our way?" 

Users can also contact Dubawa via the contact icons in the navigation bar at the top right corner of the website. (see attached).

Dubawa maintains a five-step process that culminates in the publication of a fact-check. From our claim selection to research, writing and publication, our fact-checking team MUST answer specific questions and go through an internal checklist to ensure the reports are truth-based, relevant and unbiased.

You will find Dubawa's methodology here: https://dubawa.org/about-us/our-fact-check-process/

I am satisfied that Dubazwa publishes on its website a statement about the methodology it uses to select, research, write and publish its fact checks. 

Dubawa uses a five-step process that culminates in the publication of a fact-check. 

"From our claim selection to research, writing and publication, our fact-checking team MUST answer specific questions and go through an internal checklist to ensure the reports are truth-based, relevant and unbiased."

See "Our Fact-Check Process": https://bit.ly/3zd2kLU 

Dubawa's fact checks can be accessed on the websites below:

1. Nigeria - https://dubawa.org/category/fact-check/

2. Ghana - https://ghana.dubawa.org/category/fact-check/

3. Sierra Leone - https://dubawa.org/category/country/sierra-leone/

4. Liberia: https://dubawa.org/category/country/liberia/

5. The Gambia: https://dubawa.org/category/country/the-gambia/

Having assessed a random selection of fact-checks across the five countries in which Dubawa is active, I am satisfied that Dubawa selects claims to check based primarily on the reach and importance of the claims, and where possible explains the reason for choosing the claim to check.

Dubawa's fact checks can be accessed on the websites below:

1. Nigeria - https://dubawa.org/category/fact-check/

2. Ghana - https://ghana.dubawa.org/category/fact-check/

3. Sierra Leone - https://dubawa.org/category/country/sierra-leone/

4. Liberia: https://dubawa.org/category/country/liberia/

5. The Gambia: https://dubawa.org/category/country/the-gambia/

I am satisfied that Dubawa assesses the merits of the evidence found using the same high standards applied to evidence on equivalent claims, regardless of who made the claim.

Dubawa's fact checks can be accessed on the websites below:

1. Nigeria - https://dubawa.org/category/fact-check/

2. Ghana - https://ghana.dubawa.org/category/fact-check/

3. Sierra Leone - https://dubawa.org/category/country/sierra-leone/

4. Liberia: https://dubawa.org/category/country/liberia/

5. The Gambia: https://dubawa.org/category/country/the-gambia/

I am satisfied that Dubawa assesses the merits of the evidence it finds using the same high standards applied to evidence on equivalent claims, regardless of who made the claim.

Dubawa's fact checks can be accessed on the websites below:

1. Nigeria - https://dubawa.org/category/fact-check/

2. Ghana - https://ghana.dubawa.org/category/fact-check/

3. Sierra Leone - https://dubawa.org/category/country/sierra-leone/

4. Liberia: https://dubawa.org/category/country/liberia/

5. The Gambia: https://dubawa.org/category/country/the-gambia/

I am satisfied that Dubawa, where possible, attempts to contact those who made the claim to seek supporting evidence for what is being claimed.

We regularly ask our audience to engage with our content and send us claims they want to be fact-checked either through our social media channels or via email. We have spelt out the criteria that claims need to meet to be ‘fact-checkable’ and have also indicated clearly the criteria that claims from users need to meet to be fact-checked.

https://dubawa.org/about-us/our-fact-check-process/

I am satisfied that Dubawa encourages users to send in claims to check while making it clear what readers can legitimately expect will be fact-checked and what isn’t fact-checkable.

Dubawa's correction policy can be found here: https://dubawa.org/about-us/corrections-policy/

Dubawa corrects and updates, where necessary, where fresh evidence emerges that significantly changes the verdict of a report. In such instances, explanations are offered and the correction is published on the website as well as on our social media pages. 

"Dubawa corrects and updates, where necessary, where fresh evidence emerges that significantly changes the verdict of a report. In such instances, explanations are offered and the correction is published on the website as well as on our social media pages."

See Corrections Policy https://bit.ly/3czMkus  

See Corrections Policy: https://bit.ly/3czMkus 

In the recent past, we have had to correct some copies due to new evidence provided by complainants. For instance, during the live fact-check of the Anambra election debate in 2021, we had to retract an earlier published fact-check when new facts emerged. The new article was given equal prominence on our website and social media pages and we reached the claimant to apologise.

Link to the corrected article here: https://dubawa.org/correction-abati-right-on-anambra-unemployment-rate/

A tweet which incorrectly stated the number of registered voters in The Gambia was also duly corrected: 

https://twitter.com/DubawaGM/status/1467208101526974469

I am satisfied that where credible evidence is provided when Dubawa has made a mistake worthy of correction, it openly and transparently ensures that those who saw the original fact-check also see the correction and the corrected version.

Users who believe Dubawa has violated or is violating the IFCN code are provided information on where to lodge their complaints or report. 

Here is the link to the information: https://dubawa.org/about-us/corrections-policy/

Users who believe Dubawa has violated or is violating the IFCN code are provided information on where to lodge their complaint. See https://bit.ly/3czMkus

Dubawa is the fact-checking and verification initiative of CJID. Below is the link to the Corrections Policy of Dubawa, which is approved by CJID.

https://dubawa.org/about-us/corrections-policy/

Dubawa is the fact-checking and verification initiative of CJID. See its Corrections Policy, which is approved by CJID.

https://dubawa.org/about-us/corrections-policy/