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The applicant has provided necessary documentation to prove that it is a division of a legally established organisation.

The applicant has provided necessary documentation to prove that it is a division of a legally established organisation.

We have a section called 'WebQoof' where we compile all our fact checked stories. The section has been online for close to 30 months and has almost 1400 stories. 

We have published an average of about 18 fact-check stories per week over the past three months.

Here is the link to section: https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof

More details of the work, methodology and the team involved can be accessed here: https://www.thequint.com/about-us/webqoof

The applicant has published reports checking distinct claims regularly over the previous three months. It has averaged well over one report a week.

The applicant has published reports checking distinct claims regularly over the previous three months. It has averaged well over one report a week.

The applicant has published reports checking distinct claims regularly over the previous three months. It has averaged well over one report a week.

From reporting on ground to using technology for verifying facts, we at The Quint, try to incorporate more than one source of information to fact-check a claim. We also rely heavily on data available on public domain to conduct fact-checks. We also apply this principle for reporting in general, and try to verify facts even in our opinion pieces before publishing.

Here is a sample list of some of our fact-checked stories from 2019: 

1. BJP MLA, Supporters Give Hyderabad Rape Case a False Communal Spin - https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/bjp-mla-supporters-give-hyderabad-rape-case-a-false-communal-spin
2. NHM Employees’ Protest Video Falsely Shared as Article 370 Unrest - https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/old-video-of-nhm-employees-protest-passed-off-as-abrogation-of-article-370-protest-fact-check
3. Vedic Math Expert Helped ISRO With Chandrayaan-2? Media Misreports - https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/media-houses-wrongly-quote-vedic-math-expert-to-claim-isros-reliance-on-him-for-chandrayaan-2
4. Crew That Filmed PM Modi Plogging in TN? No, Photo Is Unconnected - https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/photos-claiming-to-be-from-scene-of-modi-plogging-in-tamil-nadu-fact-check
5. BJP People Tarnished My Image: JNU’s Pankaj is Not ‘Moinuddin’ - https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/bjp-rss-thinkers-tarnishing-my-image-says-pankaj-on-fake-claim-fact-check
6. Boys Hostel Attacked & Other Fake News on Kolkata’s NRS Hospital - https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/nrs-hospital-kolkata-protest-fake-news
7. Nehru Didn’t Take a Holy Dip at the 1954 Kumbh Mela as Claimed - https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/jawaharlal-nehru-kumbh-mela-snan-fake-news
8. Will Rs 350 Be Deducted From Your Bank Account If You Don’t Vote? - https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/election-2019-rs-350-deducted-from-bank-account-if-you-dont-vote
9. Cops Tracking Texts, Calls Before Ayodhya Verdict? It’s Fake News! - https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/cops-monitoring-messages-calls-before-ayodhya-verdict-is-fake-news-fact-check
10. BJP Minister Claims Modi Govt Brought RTI ‘Online’ – It Did Not - https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/fact-check-bjp-jitendra-singh-lok-sabha-speech-rti-made-online

More details of the work, methodology and the team involved can be accessed here: https://www.thequint.com/about-us/webqoof

The applicant's fact checks cover a variety of subjects and do not concentrate on one side of the topics they fat check. It assesses all claims using the same standards and has shared an explanation of its policy. 

The applicant's fact checks cover a variety of subjects and do not concentrate on one side of the topics they fat check. It assesses all claims using the same standards and has shared an explanation of its policy. 

The applicant's fact checks cover a variety of subjects and do not concentrate on one side of the topics they fat check. It assesses all claims using the same standards and has shared an explanation of its policy. 

As a part of the company policy, employees of Quintillion media are made to sign an undertaking which clearly states that the employees are not directly or indirectly involved with any politicial party, candidate.

Team Members of Quintillion must not be involved directly or indirectly in any kind of political activity like advocating or campaigning for any political party or candidate, public expressions of their personal political preference (like sticking banners in their houses, displaying political stickers or slogans on their vehicles etc).

Team Members are prohibited from contesting or accepting any appointment or association of whatsoever nature with any public office.

More details of the work, methodology and the team involved can be accessed here: https://www.thequint.com/about-us/webqoof

The applicant has clear policies preventing staff from active involvement in politics or advocacy. The applicant has shared these policies.

The applicant has clear policies preventing staff from active involvement in politics or advocacy. The applicant has shared these policies.

The applicant has clear policies preventing staff from active involvement in politics or advocacy. The applicant has shared these policies.

Sources are essential when it comes to fact checking and linking our readers back to the sources from where we extract information is our responsibility.

We cite sources and link it to the original document within our report. At times, when there is fear that a particular page/tweet will be taken down, we archive those and use the archived source for the benefit of our viewers or take screenshots of the page/tweet. In most instances, we get in touch with stake holders or authorities to get verification for stories and those are also well documented within our internal network to use it as a proof, if need arises.

More details of the work, methodology and the team involved can be accessed here: https://www.thequint.com/about-us/webqoof

Note: As opposed to 2017-18, the reader will find that all stories in the WebQoof section are done in-house. No stories are republished from other fact-checking sites, which was a mutual arrangement earlier i.e. 2 out of 5 stories may have been from another fact-checking website earlier (2017-2018).

The applicant's reports always clearly reference sources. The audience can understand and replicate the fact checks. The applicant has also explained its sourcing policy and its verification process convincingly.

The applicant's reports always clearly reference sources. The audience can understand and replicate the fact checks. The applicant has also explained its sourcing policy and its verification process convincingly.

The applicant's reports always clearly reference sources. The audience can understand and replicate the fact checks. The applicant has also explained its sourcing policy and its verification process convincingly.

The Quint is 100 percent funded by the promoters and founders of the company. Signed undertaking attached.

Details are also available on the website:

https://www.thequint.com/about-us/how-we-are-funded

The applicant clearly lists its owner and has submitted an auditor's report. Funding details are also mentioned on its website.

The applicant clearly lists its owner and has submitted an auditor's report. Funding details are also mentioned on its website.

The applicant clearly lists its owner and has submitted an auditor's report. Funding details are also mentioned on its website.

Fact-checking is essential for a news organisation and is round the clock. We have a dedicated team of journalists who work on a rotational basis on WebQoof- The Quint's dedicated section for fact-checked stories and stories where we debunk viral posts spreading misinformation/disinformation. 

Details of the team involved can be accessed here: https://www.thequint.com/about-us/webqoof

The names of the authors and key personnel are clearly listed and their bios and roles are also detailed on the website.

The names of the authors and key personnel are clearly listed and their bios and roles are also detailed on the website.

The names of the authors and key personnel are clearly listed and their bios and roles are also detailed on the website.

The readers can directly get in touch with The Quint:

• via email: webqoof@thequint.com 
• Whatsapp: 9643651818
• or they can reach out to us on our Facebook or Twitter page. 

Contact details are prominently mentioned in the WebQood section and above every single WebQoof story. 

This message for call-to-action is also frequently shared through The Quint's social media platforms (Facebook, Whatsapp, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram) with a reach exceeding 10 million readers.

The readers can read all the fact checked stories here: https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof

And can get in touch with the organisation here.

More details of the work, methodology and the team involved can be accessed here: https://www.thequint.com/about-us/webqoof

The applicant's website makes it quite easy for the public to reach out with complaints and comments. It has a 'Contact Us' section which lists several ways in which people can get in touch with them.

The applicant's website makes it quite easy for the public to reach out with complaints and comments. It has a 'Contact Us' section which lists several ways in which people can get in touch with them.

The applicant's website makes it quite easy for the public to reach out with complaints and comments. It has a 'Contact Us' section which lists several ways in which people can get in touch with them.

Details of the work, methodology and the team involved can be accessed here: https://www.thequint.com/about-us/webqoof

The process of fact-checking ranges from ground reporting, to calling various stakeholders and authorities to verify facts, reverse searches and analysing various parts of a message for a detailed response.

We have sent our reporters on the ground many times to verify news stories and thus preventing misinformation from spreading. 

Examples:

• In the Hyderabad rape and murder case of December 2019, Aishwarya, our reporter on the spot in Hyderabad and our lead fact-checker Kritika worked together to counter vile communal campaigns carried out on the basis of a false narrative. URL: https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/bjp-mla-supporters-give-hyderabad-rape-case-a-false-communal-spin
• After the Kathua rape and murder case in 2018, our reporter traveled to Kathua, J&K to verify bring out the facts and counter false narratives being spread online: https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/what-really-happened-kathua-rape-case

We also rely on personal interaction with concerned parties to verify messages pertaining to them. For instance: Various messages about government schemes - when the details are not available on government websites - we write/call the Ministry for clarification.

Since the messages that we receive range from text messages to videos, the way we handle it differs.

For photographs: Some pictures can be identified that they have been tampered with by doing a simple google reverse search. As the result shows similar images, they can be identified if they are fake or not. Secondly, closer look at photographs help in analysing aspects of the picture which reveal details that help in checking the authenticity of the image. For instance: Details in pictures like billboards, location play a role in verifying.

For videos: Verifying videos can be tricky but both the audio and the video, play a role in verifying it. For instance: A message was circulating on social media that claimed that a raid was conducted on a dhaba near Delhi and the condition of the kitchen was extremely poor and unhygienic. But on watching the video we found it to be false. What helped us verify it was: The audio. People in the video were talking in Punjabi while the video was claimed to be of Haryana. Afterwards, using the language as a clue, we found the same video online. It was not just from a different location but was also quite old.

For text: For texts we take the cues and look for the information online then further analyse the source and verifying the piece bit by bit.

There are different methodologies adopted for different stories but we maintain a policy of not just relying, blindly, on popular sources of information until we ourselves are sure about the information that we put forward for our readers.

This is the link to our 'WebQoof' section, where we stack all the stories that we debunk: https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof

The applicant's website provides a clear explanation of its fact-checking methodology. It has also submitted a detailed explanation of how it has verified information in a couple of cases.

The applicant's website provides a clear explanation of its fact-checking methodology. It has also submitted a detailed explanation of how it has verified information in a couple of cases.

The applicant's website provides a clear explanation of its fact-checking methodology. It has also submitted a detailed explanation of how it has verified information in a couple of cases.

We have an email address through which the readers can send us queries and get in touch with us: webqoof@thequint.com

They can also Whatsapp us on 9643651818.

Further, they can also reach out to us on our Facebook page and Twitter page.

We then take up the queries and reply to our users, individually.

More details of the work, methodology and the team involved can be accessed here: https://www.thequint.com/about-us/webqoof

Note: 35-40% of our fact check stories begin with a tipoff from our readers. As an incentive we offer to include their names in these stories as the person responsible for flagging a fake news post.

At the end of each fact-check, the applicant invites readers to send claims, in a clear and unambiguous manner. It also incentivises readers to send claims. The applicant has also provided information on the frequency of reader-submitted fact checks published.

At the end of each fact-check, the applicant invites readers to send claims, in a clear and unambiguous manner. It also incentivises readers to send claims. The applicant has also provided information on the frequency of reader-submitted fact checks published.

At the end of each fact-check, the applicant invites readers to send claims, in a clear and unambiguous manner. It also incentivises readers to send claims. The applicant has also provided information on the frequency of reader-submitted fact checks published.

Details of the work, methodology, correction policy and the team involved can be accessed here: https://www.thequint.com/about-us/webqoof

Excerpt from the Employee's Handbook (attached):

To err is after all human! Own up to any error quickly and completely. Be transparent when correcting a factual error. Therefore, as a professional organization, while our endeavour is to work with utmost flawlessness and accuracy, we are also mindful of the fact that mistakes need to be corrected promptly. Corrections, clarifications, and retractions should be noted online and printed in the next available issue, in a regular, consistent space that is easy for the reader to find in the front of the publication or, in the case of a Web site, the home page.

Serious factual errors should be admitted and corrected at the first opportunity, subject to legal advice where appropriate. No Team Member is allowed to commit the Company to an admission of error, correction, or apology without reference to the Department Head. The Department Head along with the Company lawyers must be consulted about the wording of corrections and clarifications to determine their suitability.

It is our policy to correct significant errors as soon as possible. Any amendment should be notified at the bottom of an article. If a retraction is necessary, this should be accompanied by an explanation as to why this was felt to be necessary, subject to the approval and discretion of the Editor-in-Chief and senior editors.

The applicant has a clear corrections policy which is detailed on its website and mentioned in its Employee Handbook. It explains how mistakes are corrected and in what time frame. 

The applicant has a clear corrections policy which is detailed on its website and mentioned in its Employee Handbook. It explains how mistakes are corrected and in what time frame. 

The applicant has a clear corrections policy which is detailed on its website and mentioned in its Employee Handbook. It explains how mistakes are corrected and in what time frame. 

The Karnataka floods in 2019 claimed over 50 lives till now, while thousands have been evacuated. In this backdrop, a video of a bridge collapse went viral on social media claiming it to be of the Bijapur-Solapur bridge. The Quint (WebQoof) fact-check revealed the video was actually shot in 2007 and was not from Karnataka.

However, in this fact-check we misidentified the location as Bihar's Katihar region. Based on a reader's tip-off, we realised that that while we got the year right, the actual location was Gumuda, Odisha.

We immediately made the correction and added a note (screenshot attached) to highlight the correction as well.

Link: https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/old-bihar-bijapur-solapur-bridge-collapse-video-viral-during-karnataka-floods-fact-check

Earlier, in 2018, we received a correction request from the Office of Union Minister Piyush Goyal, after the minister had tweeted a picture to show 100% electrification target achieved by the government. We had fact checked the claim and reported that the pictures used in the tweet were real but were old images captured by NASA in 2017. However, the ministry reached stating the pictures weren't fake. We then made it clearer in our article and issued a clarification that The Quint didn't call the pictures fake but was questioning the pictures used by the minister in the tweet.

Here is the link to the article. No Piyush Goyal, These Pics Don’t Show Electrification of Villages: https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/piyush-goyal-fake-images-on-twitter-show-electrification-of-indian-villages

Note: As mentioned in 6a, The Quint in general has a clear cut correction policy, but the fact-check stories in WebQoof go through an extra round of editorial scrutiny and we have had a very low error rate in our fact-check section.

The applicant does not have a public page listing corrections, but has mentioned corrections and updates at the end of a fact-check, where necessary. It has also provided two examples of how correction requests were handled in the past year. 

The applicant does not have a public page listing corrections, but has mentioned corrections and updates at the end of a fact-check, where necessary. It has also provided two examples of how correction requests were handled in the past year. 

The applicant does not have a public page listing corrections, but has mentioned corrections and updates at the end of a fact-check, where necessary. It has also provided two examples of how correction requests were handled in the past year.