Organization: Tirto ID
Applicant: Farida Susanty
Assessor: Yenny K
Background
The applicant is the fact-checking unit of Tirto.id, an Indonesian news site. It has been an IFCN signatory since 2019.
Assessment Conclusion
The applicant has satisfied all requirements of the IFCN assessments. As requested, it has updated its corrections policy on its website, explaining how they handle major mistakes in the fact-check stories, especially those requiring revised conclusions of a fact check.
Yenny K assesses application as Compliant
A short summary in native publishing language
Pemohon telah memenuhi semua kriteria asesmen seperti yang diharuskan oleh IFCN. Seperti diminta, pemohon juga memperbarui kebijakan koreksi di situs web mereka, menjelaskan bagaimana mereka menangani kesalahan besar, terutama jika artikel pemeriksaan fakta membutuhkan revisi konklusi.
Section 1: Eligibility to be a signatory
To be eligible to be a signatory, applicants must meet these six criteria
- 1.1 The applicant is a legally registered organization, or a distinct team or unit within a legally registered organization, and details of this are easily found on its website.
- 1.2 The team, unit or organization is set up exclusively for the purpose of fact-checking.
- 1.3 The applicant has published an average of at least one fact check a week over the course of the six months prior to the date of application. For applicants from countries with at least 5 or more verified signatories need to have at least a fact check a week over the twelve months of publishing track. Consult to factchecknet@poynter.org for confirmation.
- 1.4 On average, at least 75% of the applicant’s fact checks focus on claims related to issues that, in the view of the IFCN, relate to or could have an impact on the welfare or well-being of individuals, the general public or society.
- 1.5 The applicant’s editorial output is not, in the view of the IFCN, controlled by the state, a political party or politician.
- 1.6 If the organization receives funding from local or foreign state or political sources, it provides a statement on its site setting out to the satisfaction of the IFCN, how it ensures its funders do not influence the findings of its reports.
Criteria 1.1
Proof you meet criteria
Please explain where on your website you set out information about your organization’s legal status and how this complies with criteria. Attach a link to the relevant page of your website.
Tirto ID
24-Nov-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
Tirto.id is an online media publisher registered with the Indonesian Press Council (Dewan Pers Indonesia). Tirto's verification can be seen directly through the Press Council's official website (https://dewanpers.or.id/data/perusahaanpers).
Tirto is also registered as a legal entity in the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (document attached). On the 'Tentang Kami' and 'Kontak' sections on our page, we provide plenty of information about us, ranging from how the company was established, its vision, office address, telephone number, and email account. Meanwhile, the 'Redaksi' section provides information about our editorial staff. People can freely find all of the information on the links below:
- https://tirto.id/insider/tentang-kami
- https://tirto.id/insider/redaksi
- https://tirto.id/insider/kontak-kami
For the fact-checking project, Tirto does it in two formats. First is the Fact-Checking format. In this format, we directly test the claims made by social or political actors with official data, scientific journals, and/or official sources. We do it real-time or through fact-checking articles that we have made to be published on our page (https://tirto.id/q/periksa-data-gqo). For the live version, we carried out this project for the first time during the Jakarta gubernatorial election in 2017 (https://tirto.id/cek-fakta-debat-pilgub-dki-jakarta-2017-putaran-1-chqf).
The second one is the ‘Periksa Data’ format. In this format, we publish articles that discuss issues in society. In the articles, our team will do data verification using official data and write it in a short analysis report (mild-report) about the issues. The articles have been published on our page (https://tirto.id/q/periksa-data-gqo) since January 2017.
During the general election in Indonesia 2019, we placed our fact-checking product on our sites' homepage, in the category of "Hoaks atau Fakta Pemilu 2019" (https://tirto.id/berita-hoax-fakta-pemilu-2019-df9D).
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
1. The applicant is a distinct team of a legally registered media, Tirto.id, which is registered with the Indonesian Press Council and the Ministry of Law and Human Rights -- though none of the details can be seen on the website.
2. The fact-check stories are done by members of the research department, but it is unclear if it was set up exclusively for fact-checking and if they have other tasks and responsibilities apart from fact-checking.
3. On average, it published more than one fact-check a week over the period of 12 months.
4. The majority of its fact checks focus on claims related to issues that relate to or could have an impact on the welfare or well-being of individuals, the general public or society. These include Covid-19 hoaxes, misinformation that can incite racist sentiments, etc.
5. Tirto.id is considered as an independent media in Indonesia, and it is not controlled by the state, a political party or politician.
done_all 1.1 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Criteria 1.2
Proof you meet criteria
Please answer the following questions – (see notes in Guidelines for Application on how to answer)
1. When and why was your fact-checking operation started?
2. How many people work or volunteer in the organization and what are their roles?
3. What different activities does your organization carry out?
4. What are the goals of your fact-checking operation over the coming year?
Tirto ID
24-Nov-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
Our fact-checking effort can be traced back to 2017, the same year we were launched. We believe that there is a huge need to establish a more robust fact-checking effort in the digital era. As a result, we are the first media company in Indonesia that applied for the IFCN's signatory. We have archived our fact-checking project on a page on our website. Our fact-check articles can be found in the following tags:
The fact-check page is under the responsibility of Tirto's research department. However, the fact-checking effort is conducted through the collaboration between the research department and the editorial team. For the coming years, we are trying to focus more on the disinformation spreading through instant messaging apps, such as WhatsApp.
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
1. The applicant says the fact-checking operation started in 2017 – the same year the online news media outlet was lunched. It says the reason: "We believe that there is a huge need to establish a more robust fact-checking effort in the digital era."
2. The applicant says that the fact-check page is under the responsibility of the research department, and the reports are mainly written and edited by staff members of the research department: https://tirto.id/insider/redaksi.
3. The applicant's fact-check reports comprise of fact-checking data/information and fact-checking misinformation.
4. It says in the coming years, it'd try to focus more on the disinformation spreading through instant messaging apps, such as WhatsApp.
done_all 1.2 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Criteria 1.3
Proof you meet criteria
- The applicant has published an average of at least one fact check a week over the course of the six months prior to the date of application.
- For applicants from countries with at least 5 or more verified signatories need to have at least a fact check a week over the twelve months of publishing track.
- Consult to factchecknet@poynter.org for confirmation.
Tirto ID
24-Nov-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
For the fact-checking effort, Tirto has published at least one 'periksa fakta' article and one 'periksa data' article in a week. In the period of June-November, we have published 33 Periksa Fakta articles and 20 Periksa Data articles. All of Tirto's fact-check articles can be seen on this page:
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
The applicant has published an average of more than one fact check a week over the period of 12 months.
done_all 1.3 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Criteria 1.4
Proof you meet criteria
The assessor will assess compliance through a review of the fact checks published over the previous three months. No additional information required.
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
The applicant has published an average of more than one fact check a week over the period of 12 months (from December 2019 to December 2020), but strange enough, the fact-checking page (https://tirto.id/q/periksa-data-gqo) – which lists all the stories the applicant has done – does not show any stories from the month of October and September. But this seems to be a technical glitch because a Google search found stories from those two months:
For example: https://tirto.id/sangkalan-world-doctors-alliance-terkait-covid-19-hoaksfakta-f6nj and https://tirto.id/mengapa-banyak-orang-mengabaikan-pandemi-covid-19-f4yG.
done_all 1.4 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Criteria 1.5
Proof you meet criteria
Please explain any commercial, financial and/or institutional relationship your organization has to the state, politicians or political parties in the country or countries you cover. Also explain funding or support received from foreign as well as local state or political actors over the previous financial year.
Tirto ID
24-Nov-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
As written on the "About Us" page ( https://tirto.id/insider/tentang-kami), we promise to stand above all groups equally, and non-partisan. Tirto has no close, direct, or indirect relationship with political parties or actors in Indonesia. Such a position can also be seen through various articles that we have published. We do not partially lean towards one group and certain political interests.
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
The applicant declares that it has no close, direct or indirect relationship with the state, politician or political parties in Indonesia.
done_all 1.5 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Criteria 1.6
Proof you meet criteria
If you confirmed the organization receives funding from local or foreign state or political sources, provide a link to where on your website you set out how you ensure the editorial independence of your work.
Tirto ID
24-Nov-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
We have not received any kind of funding from local or foreign states or political sources. Our independence on our editorial work is stated clearly on the 'About Us' (Tentang Kami) page: https://tirto.id/insider/tentang-kami.
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
The applicant states that it does not receive funding from local or foreign state or political sources.
done_all 1.6 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Section 2: A commitment to Non-partisanship and Fairness
To be compliant on nonpartisanship and fairness, applicants must meet these five criteria
- 2.1 The applicant fact-checks using the same high standards of evidence and judgement for equivalent claims regardless of who made the claim.
- 2.2 The applicant does not unduly concentrate its fact-checking on any one side, considers the reach and importance of claims it selects to check and publishes a short statement on its website to set out how it selects claims to check.
- 2.3 The applicant discloses in its fact checks relevant interests of the sources it quotes where the reader might reasonably conclude those interests could influence the accuracy of the evidence provided. It also discloses in its fact checks any commercial or other such relationships it has that a member of the public might reasonably conclude could influence the findings of the fact check.
- 2.4 The applicant is not as an organization affiliated with nor declares or shows support for any party, any politician or political candidate, nor does it advocate for or against any policy positions on any issues save for transparency and accuracy in public debate.
- 2.5 The applicant sets out its policy on non-partisanship for staff on its site. Save for the issues of accuracy and transparency, the applicant’s staff do not get involved in advocacy or publicise their views on policy issues the organization might fact check in such a way as might lead a reasonable member of the public to see the organization’s work as biased.
Criteria 2.1
Proof you meet criteria
Please share links to 10 fact checks published over the past year that you believe demonstrate your non-partisanship.
Please briefly explain how the fact checks selected show that (I) you use the same high standards of evidence for equivalent claims, (II) follow the same essential process for every fact check and (III) let the evidence dictate your conclusions.
Tirto ID
24-Nov-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
In our fact-checking effort, we only refer to reliable sources. In our standard, we should first refer to three levels of resources. The first level is government data (public) and (private) companies. The second one is intergovernmental organizations (eg: UN), international institutions (eg world banks, IMF), reliable consultants and research institutions, and top journals. The last one is the national news agency.
In cases related to the examination of facts related to issues, events, or political debates, we also make confirmation efforts in accordance with journalism principles. Some examples can be read from the results of our articles by displaying the results of confirmation of key informants.
- https://tirto.id/periksa-fakta-klaim-klaim-dalam-video-wawancara-siti-fadilah-supari-fDnq
- https://tirto.id/disinformasi-cia-ungkap-presiden-jokowi-miliki-paspor-china-fLkV
- https://tirto.id/empat-bulan-covid-19-di-ri-tertinggi-di-asean-rasio-tes-meningkat-fM1f
- https://tirto.id/hoaks-fakta-soal-antibodi-dan-jumlah-kematian-akibat-covid-19-fRbk
- https://tirto.id/benarkah-hagia-sophia-dijual-kepada-sultan-mehmet-ii-fQDc
- https://tirto.id/disinformasi-ichsanuddin-noorsy-thermal-gun-yang-merusak-otak-fSyx
- https://tirto.id/benarkah-joe-biden-janjikan-kehidupan-lebih-baik-bagi-muslim-as-fTYb
- https://tirto.id/sangkalan-world-doctors-alliance-terkait-covid-19-hoaksfakta-f6nj
- https://tirto.id/periksa-fakta-sejumlah-klaim-2-dokter-california-terkait-covid-19-fsQ4
- https://tirto.id/benarkah-ada-protes-di-depan-kedutaan-perancis-di-sudan-f6w5
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
The 10 fact-checks selected by the applicant cover various topics – for example, domestic politics, foreign politics, religion, Covid-19. In all articles, the applicant applies the same high standards of evidence and follow a similar process to check and/or disprove the calim, and let the evidence dictate the conclusions.
done_all 2.1 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Criteria 2.2
Proof you meet criteria
Please share a link to a place on your website where you explain how you select claims to check, explaining how you ensure you do not unduly concentrate your fact-checking on any one side, and how you consider the reach and importance of the claims you select to check.
Tirto ID
24-Nov-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
People can check our methodology in conducting fact-checking efforts on this page: https://tirto.id/insider/metodologiriset.
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
In the Research Methodology page, the applicant says that in selecting claims to check, it chooses issues that have great impacts on society, but it does not explain further how it can ensure not to unduly concentrate fact-checking on any one side. It should be noted, however, that Tirto.id fact-checks claims that target different political camps in Indonesia.
done_all 2.2 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Criteria 2.3
Proof you meet criteria
The assessor will assess compliance through a review of the fact checks published over the previous year. No additional information required.
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
In the randomly assessed fact-checks, the applicant discloses the names and titles of the persons and organisations they quote for information.
done_all 2.3 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Criteria 2.4
Proof you meet criteria
The assessor will assess compliance through a review of the fact checks published over the previous year. No additional information required.
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
The applicant is not an organization affiliated with nor declares/shows support for any party, politician or political candidate, and its fact-checks as well as news coverage cover claims targeting different and opposing political camps in Indonesia.
done_all 2.4 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Criteria 2.5
Proof you meet criteria
Please share a link to a place on your website where you publish a statement setting out your policy on non-partisanship for staff and how it ensures the organization meets this criteria.
Tirto ID
24-Nov-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
Tirto promise to stand above all groups equally, and non-partisan. Tirto has no close, direct, or indirect relationship with political parties or actors in Indonesia. People can access the information on this page: https://tirto.id/insider/tentang-kami.
Tirto is also part of the Indonesian Pers Council (Dewan Pers), which means Tirto is operating under the national-standard of journalism ethics and rules which have been set by the Council. The guidance for Indonesia online media is also stated on this page: https://tirto.id/insider/pedoman-media-siber.
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
In "About Us" page, the applicant states that it "stands above and for all groups, and is non partisan," and that it does not serve any political interest: https://tirto.id/insider/tentang-kami
It also follows and includes the Indonesian Cyber Media Guidelines in its website: https://tirto.id/insider/pedoman-media-siber. The guidelines requires online media to verify and be balanced in the stories they publish.
done_all 2.5 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Section 3: A commitment to Standards and Transparency of Sources
To be compliant on sources, applicants must meet these four criteria
- 3.1 The applicant identifies the source of all significant evidence used in their fact checks, providing relevant links where the source is available online, in such a way that users can replicate their work if they wish. In cases where identifying the source would compromise the source’s personal security, the applicant provides as much detail as compatible with the source’s safety.
- 3.2 The applicant uses the best available primary, not secondary, sources of evidence wherever suitable primary sources are available. Where suitable primary sources are not available, the applicant explains the use of a secondary source.
- 3.3 The applicant checks all key elements of claims against more than one named source of evidence save where the one source is the only source relevant on the topic.
- 3.4 The applicant identifies in its fact checks the relevant interests of the sources it uses where the reader might reasonably conclude those interests could influence the accuracy of the evidence provided.
Criteria 3.1
Proof you meet criteria
The assessor will review the applicant’s use of sources in a randomised sample of its fact checks to assess compliance. No additional evidence is required.
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
This fact-check debunks the claim that there was a protest at the French embassy in Sudan after Macron's controversial statement about cartoons depicting the Prophet in 2020.
https://tirto.id/benarkah-ada-protes-di-depan-kedutaan-perancis-di-sudan-f6w5
The applicant uses the best and reliable sources to debunk the claim, explaining how they found the evidence. It also checks the main elements of the claims against more than one source of evidence.
done_all 3.1 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Criteria 3.2
Proof you meet criteria
The assessor will review the applicant’s use of sources in a randomised sample of its fact checks to assess compliance. No additional evidence is required.
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
The fact-check debunks the claim that a photo is a proof that the father of Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is a Chinese soldier.
https://tirto.id/disinformasi-isu-foto-prajurit-china-ayah-jokowi-fUCa
The applicant uses the best available sources to debunk the claim, explaining how they found the evidence. It also uses other sources to support the fact-check.
done_all 3.2 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Criteria 3.3
Proof you meet criteria
The assessor will review the applicant’s use of sources in a randomised sample of its fact checks to assess compliance. No additional evidence is required.
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
This fact-check debunks the claim that China and WHO collaborate to manipulate data of Covid-19 cases.
https://tirto.id/menguji-klaim-adanya-permainan-who-china-terkait-covid-19-fE92
The applicant uses the best and reliable sources to debunk the claim, such as WHO and John Hopkins University & Medicine. It also checks the main elements of the claims against more than one source of evidence.
done_all 3.3 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Criteria 3.4
Proof you meet criteria
The assessor will review the applicant’s use of sources in a randomised sample of its fact checks to assess compliance. No additional evidence is required.
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
The fact-check debunks the claim that former armed forces chief Gatot Nurmantyo was fired for speaking out about illegal weapons from China.
https://tirto.id/benarkah-gatot-dicopot-karena-ungkap-senjata-ilegal-dari-cina-erow
The applicant uses the best and reliable available sources to debunk the claim. It also checks the main elements of the claims against more than one source of evidence.
done_all 3.4 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Section 4: A commitment to Transparency of Funding & Organization
To be compliant on funding and organization, applicants must meet these five criteria
- 4.1 Applicants that are independent organizations have a page on their website detailing each source of funding accounting for 5% or more of total revenue for its previous financial year. This page also sets out the legal form in which the organization is registered (e.g. as a non-profit, as a company etc).
- 4.2 Applicants that are the fact-checking section or unit of a media house or other parent organization make a statement on ownership.
- 4.3 A statement on the applicant’s website sets out the applicant’s organizational structure and makes clear how and by whom editorial control is exercised.
- 4.4 A page on the applicant’s website details the professional biography of all those who, according to the organizational structure and play a significant part in its editorial output.
- 4.5 The applicant provides easy means on its website and/or via social media for users to communicate with the editorial team.
Criteria 4.1
Proof you meet criteria
Please confirm whether you are an ‘independent organization’
or ‘the fact-checking section or unit of a media house or other parent organization’ and share proof of this organizational status.
Tirto ID
24-Nov-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
Tirto promise to stand above all groups equally, and non-partisan. Tirto has no close, direct, or indirect relationship with political parties or actors in Indonesia. A piece of brief information about our funding can also be seen on our website. People can access the information on this page: https://tirto.id/insider/tentang-kami.
Tirto's official legal founding documents can be accessed through the Indonesian Ministry of Law and Human Rights. People generally need to access the legal documents directly on the official website of the Directorate General of General Legal Administration, which is still under the Ministry's jurisdiction (Go to this link: https://ahu.go.id/profil-pt/cari?tipe=perseroan&nama=Pt+tirta+adi+surya).
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
The fact-checking is part of Tirto.id. The Applicants that are the fact-checking section or unit of a media house or other parent organization make a statement on ownership.
The Masthead page – https://tirto.id/insider/redaksi – explains who's who in the editorial team and the organizational structure. The applicant explains in the application that the fact-checking is the main responsibiity of the research department.
Almost all names of the editorial staff can be clicked, which bring readers to a page with a list of stories they have written, but only senior staff have a short professional biography.
Its website gives easy means for readers to communicate with the editorial team. The contact details are available on the Masthead page (https://tirto.id/insider/redaksi) and Contact Us page (https://tirto.id/insider/kontak-kami).
done_all 4.1 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Criteria 4.2
Proof you meet criteria
If your organization is an “independent organization”, please share a link to the page on your website where you detail your funding and indicate the legal form in which the organization is registered (e.g. as a non-profit, as a company etc).
If your organization is “the fact-checking section or unit of a media house or other parent organization”, please share a link to the statement on your website about your ownership.
Tirto ID
24-Nov-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
Tirto promise to stand above all groups equally, and non-partisan. Tirto has no close, direct, or indirect relationship with political parties or actors in Indonesia. A piece of brief information about our funding can also be seen on our website. People can access the information on this page: https://tirto.id/insider/tentang-kami.
Tirto's official legal founding documents can be accessed through the Indonesian Ministry of Law and Human Rights. People generally need to access the legal documents directly on the official website of the Directorate General of General Legal Administration, which is still under the Ministry's jurisdiction (Go to this link: https://ahu.go.id/profil-pt/cari?tipe=perseroan&nama=Pt+tirta+adi+surya).
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
Tirto.id is a registered entity at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights. The applicant submits the legal document, which includes the initial funding money from the three co-founders. The names of the founders who provided the initial funding are listed in their website: https://tirto.id/insider/tentang-kami
done_all 4.2 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Criteria 4.3
Proof you meet criteria
Please share a link to where on your website you set out your organizational structure, making clear how and by whom editorial control is exercised.
Tirto ID
24-Nov-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
Our organizational structure can be found on this page: https://tirto.id/insider/redaksi.
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
Their Masthead page – https://tirto.id/insider/redaksi – lists the organizational structure and the team leaders and members of different editorial desks.
done_all 4.3 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Criteria 4.4
Proof you meet criteria
Please share a link to where on your website you set out the professional biographies of those who play a significant part in your organization’s editorial output.
Tirto ID
24-Nov-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
Our organizational structure can be found on this page: https://tirto.id/insider/redaksi. If people want to access the profile of the writer/researcher/editor/chief editor in Tirto, they can just click the name on the page.
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
The Masthead page – https://tirto.id/insider/redaksi – lists the name of people in the editorial team, and each name is a hyperlink which brings readers to a page listing the articles they have written and professional biographies. However, these are for staff in senior positions, not writers. It is understandable in Indonesian context though, because journalists, especially those doing fact-checking work, may be subject to harassment and doxxing.
done_all 4.4 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Criteria 4.5
Proof you meet criteria
Please share a link to where on your website you encourage users to communicate with your editorial team.
Tirto ID
24-Nov-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
People can easily access the information on how to reach our editorial team through these pages:
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
The contact details are listed in several pages of the applicant's website:
- Contact Us https://tirto.id/insider/kontak-kami
- Mastead https://tirto.id/insider/redaksi
- FAQ https://tirto.id/insider/faq
done_all 4.5 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Section 5: A commitment to Standards and Transparency of Methodology
To be compliant on methodology, applicants must meet these six criteria
- 5.1 The applicant publishes on its website a statement about the methodology it uses to select, research, write and publish its fact checks.
- 5.2 The applicant 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.
- 5.3 The applicant sets out in its fact checks relevant evidence that appears to support the claim as well as relevant evidence that appears to undermine it.
- 5.4 The applicant in its fact checks assesses the merits of the evidence found using the same high standards applied to evidence on equivalent claims, regardless of who made the claim.
- 5.5 The applicant seeks where possible to contact those who made the claim to seek supporting evidence, noting that (I) this is often not possible with online claims, (II) if the person who makes the claim fails to reply in a timely way this should not impede the fact check, (III) if a speaker adds caveats to the claim, the fact-checker should be free to continue with checking the original claim, (IV) fact-checkers may not wish to contact the person who made the claim for safety or other legitimate reasons.
- 5.6 The applicant 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.
Criteria 5.1
Proof you meet criteria
Please provide a link to the statement on your website that explains the methodology you use to select, research, write and publish your fact checks.
Tirto ID
24-Nov-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
We declare our fact-checking methodology on this page: https://tirto.id/insider/metodologiriset.
On this page, we are not only explaining the format of the fact-checking efforts that we do but we also state the sources that we use in testing verifiable facts. We use three levels of resources. We also ensure that certain sources have been confirmed or re-checked.
In each case, fact-checking involves various sources of issues/problems/chronology findings that we will explain in each published article. If We use various open-source tools, we also include a brief explanation of how we use them in the article.
In essence, we are open about what we do in our fact-checking efforts. If we add some information or link to the source that we use, we are always stating it in each of our fact-checking articles.
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
The applicant's methodology is published on its website, on the page called Research Methodology: https://tirto.id/insider/metodologiriset
It says the fact-checking articles comprise two types: real-time fact-checking (e.g. during election debates and presidential speeches) and "special articles" – presumably referring to debunking misinformation or disinformation.
done_all 5.1 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Criteria 5.2
Proof you meet criteria
The assessor will review the methodology used in a randomised sample of your fact checks to assess compliance with these criteria. No additional evidence is required.
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
Whenever possible, the applicant explains the reach of the claims it fact-checks, such as the number of shares on Facebook and Twitter posts, number of video views and number of followers for accounts sharing the false or misleading content.
done_all 5.2 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Criteria 5.3
Proof you meet criteria
The assessor will review the methodology used in a randomised sample of your fact checks to assess compliance with these criteria. No additional evidence is required.
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
The applicant provides relevant evidence that appears to support the claim, giving context why the claim is shared, and also relevant evidence that undermines the claim.
done_all 5.3 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Criteria 5.4
Proof you meet criteria
The assessor will review the methodology used in a randomised sample of your fact checks to assess compliance with these criteria. No additional evidence is required.
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
Regardless who made the claim, the fact-checks assesses the merits of evidence using the same high standards, using various open-source tools (online documents, news stories, etc.) whenever possible.
done_all 5.4 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Criteria 5.5
Proof you meet criteria
The assessor will review the methodology used in a randomised sample of your fact checks to assess compliance with these criteria. No additional evidence is required.
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
The applicant usually doesn't contact people who make the claim because it usually fact-checks online claims, and the origins are usually unclear. However, in fact-checks where it is possible to contact those who made the claim, such as YouTuber Deddy Corbuzier, who often spreads Covid-19 conspiracy theory in his talk show eposiodes, the applicant also didn't try to contact him.
https://tirto.id/periksa-fakta-konspirasi-covid-19-ala-deddy-corbuzier-young-lex-eRVi
done_all 5.5 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Criteria 5.6
Proof you meet criteria
Please describe how you encourage 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. Include links where appropriate. If you do not allow this, explain why.
Tirto ID
24-Nov-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
In our 'metodologi riset' page (https://tirto.id/insider/metodologiriset), we also wrote down an email address (factcheck@tirto.id) of which people can send information, corrections, or additional information/claims related to fact-checking efforts to the address.
If readers have suggestions, ideas, or responses in relation to the fact-checking activities, Tirto also openly receives them via our social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram).
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
In its Reserch Methodology page – https://tirto.id/insider/metodologiriset – the applicant lists the fact-checking email address – factcheck@tirto.id – so readers can send suggestions, ideas and responses to the fact-check stories.
The applicant also says they also receive inputs via their social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram):
- https://www.facebook.com/TirtoID/
- https://www.instagram.com/tirtoid/
- https://twitter.com/TirtoID
done_all 5.6 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Section 6: A commitment to an Open & Honest Corrections Policy
To be compliant on corrections policy, applicants must meet these five criteria
- 6.1 The applicant has a corrections or complaints policy that is easily visible and accessible on the organization’s website or frequently referenced in broadcasts.
- 6.2 The policy sets out clear definitions of what it does and does not cover, how major mistakes, especially those requiring revised conclusions of a fact check, are handled, and the fact that some complaints may justify no response. This policy is adhered to scrupulously.
- 6.3 Where credible evidence is provided that the applicant has made a mistake worthy of correction, the applicant makes a correction openly and transparently, seeking as far as possible to ensure that users of the original see the correction and the corrected version.
- 6.4 The applicant, if an existing signatory, should either on its corrections/complaints page or on the page where it declares itself an IFCN signatory inform users that if they believe the signatory is violating the IFCN Code, they may inform the IFCN, with a link to the IFCN site.
- 6.5 If the applicant is the fact-checking unit of a media company, it is a requirement of signatory status that the parent media company has and adheres to an open and honest corrections policy.
Criteria 6.1
Proof you meet criteria
Please provide a link to where you publish on your website your corrections or complaints policy. If you are primarily a broadcaster, please provide evidence you frequently reference your corrections policy in broadcasts.
Tirto ID
24-Nov-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
Tirto provides an opportunity for everyone to participate in monitoring the results of our fact-checking efforts. People can find it on our 'Metodologi Riset' page (https://tirto.id/insider/metodologiriset). Correction policies can be sent openly by readers via email: factcheck@tirto.id.
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
The applicant's corrections and complaints policy follows the the Indonesian Press Council's Cybermedia Guidelines, published on the applicant's website: https://tirto.id/insider/pedoman-media-siber.
It also invites readers to email the editorial team at redaksi@tirto.id if they have any response, complaint or corrections to make. The email is published on the Contact Us page: https://tirto.id/insider/kontak-kami
done_all 6.1 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Criteria 6.2
Proof you meet criteria
The assessor will review the corrections policy to verify it meets critera. No additional information needed.
Tirto ID
01-Feb-2021 (3 years ago)
Tirto provides opportunities for everyone to participate in monitoring the results of our fact-checking efforts. People can find the procedure on how we handle all of the corrections, including the major ones, on our "Pedoman Media Siber" (https://tirto.id/insider/pedoman-media-siber) and "Metodologi Riset" (https://tirto.id/insider/metodologiriset) pages.
Correction policies can be sent openly by readers via email to factcheck@tirto.id.
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
The corrections policy, which is based on the one from the Cyber Media Guidelines, gives a general guidelines on how to handle corrections, and the one example given shows the applicant sticks to the policy. However, the corrections policy does not cover how major mistakes, those requiring revised conclusions of a fact check, are handled.
cancel 6.2 marked as Request change by Yenny K.
Yenny K Assessor
15-Feb-2021 (3 years ago)
The corrections policy, which is based on the one from the Cyber Media Guidelines, gives a general guidelines on how to handle corrections, and the one example given shows the applicant sticks to the policy.
https://tirto.id/insider/pedoman-media-siber
In its Research Methodology page – https://tirto.id/insider/metodologiriset – the applicant explains its corrections policy in handling major mistakes, including those requiring major mistakes: a headline with the word "Revision" and corrections at the bottom of the article, and if necessary a revised headline.
done_all 6.2 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Criteria 6.3
Proof you meet criteria
Please provide a short statement about how the policy was adhered to over the previous year (or six months if this is the first application) including evidence of two examples of the responses provided by the applicant to a correction request over the previous year. Where no correction request has been made in the previous year, you must state this in your application, which will be publicly available in the assessment if your application is successful.
Tirto ID
24-Nov-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
So far, we have tried to rigorously maintain our standards only to publish articles that pretty much have definite conclusions. Therefore, it is quite rare for fact-checking articles to get a correction.
However, for real-time fact-checking effort, if we make a mistake, we will publish a correction article with correction information and still include the original (initial) link of the article as in the following example: https://tirto.id/koreksi-data-agus-ingin-menambah-800-an-sekolah-inklusi-ciPV
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
According to the applicant, it is quite rare for fact-checking articles to get a correction.
The only evidence they give is from 2017:
https://tirto.id/koreksi-data-agus-ingin-menambah-800-an-sekolah-inklusi-ciPV
done_all 6.3 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Criteria 6.4
Proof you meet criteria
If you are an existing signatory, please provide a link to show where on your site you inform users that if they believe you are violating the IFCN Code, they may inform the IFCN of this, with a link to the complaints page on the IFCN site.
Tirto ID
24-Nov-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
Readers can find the information on this page: https://tirto.id/insider/metodologiriset.
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
In its Research Methodology page, the applicant gives a link to IFCN's Complaints page if anyone wants to complain should they believe Tirto.id is violating the IFCN code.
done_all 6.4 marked as Compliant by Yenny K.
Criteria 6.5
Proof you meet criteria
If you are the fact-checking unit of a media company, please provide a link to the parent media company’s honest and open corrections policy and provide evidence that it adheres to this.
Tirto ID
24-Nov-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
Readers can send a correction or the rights to reply through this email address: redaksi@tirto.id, with HAK JAWAB as the subject of the email. We also state how is the procedure for the process on our page. This information can be found on these pages:
Yenny K Assessor
04-Dec-2020 (3 years ago) Updated: 3 years ago
The applicant's corrections and complaints policy follows the the Indonesian Press Council's Cybermedia Guidelines, published on the applicant's website: https://tirto.id/insider/pedoman-media-siber.
It also invites readers to email the editorial team at redaksi@tirto.id if they have any response, complaint or corrections to make. The email is published on the Contact Us page: https://tirto.id/insider/kontak-kami.
The one evidence it submitted is from 2017 but it adheres to its policy.