StopFake

StopFake
FormationMarch 2, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-03-02)
FoundersMargot Gontar
Oleg Shankovskyi
Yevhen Fedchenko (chief editor[1])
Ruslan Deynychenko
PurposeFact-checking
HeadquartersKyiv, Ukraine
Official languages
Russian, English, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Bulgarian, French, Dutch, Czech, German[2]
Staff (2022)
15
Websitewww.stopfake.org Edit this at Wikidata

The StopFake website is a project of Ukrainian media NGO Media Reforms Center. It was founded in March 2014 by Ukrainian professors and students with the stated purpose of refuting Russian propaganda and fake news.[3][4][5] It began as a Russian- and English-language fact-checking organization, and has grown to include a TV show broadcast on 30 local channels, a weekly radio show, and a strong social media following.[6]

StopFake was founded as a volunteer effort, but by 2017 included paid employees on its team. It is largely funded by grants.[7] It has received praise from other media outlets. In 2014 it received a BOBs award from Deutsche Welle and a Free Media Pioneer award from the International Press Institute.

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  3. ^ Hern, Alex (19 June 2017). "Facebook and Twitter are being used to manipulate public opinion – report". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 February 2019. The report on the country's efforts to tackle Russian misinformation highlights the StopFake project, a collaborative effort to tackle fake stories "produced mainly by the Russian media"
  4. ^ Maheshwari, Vijai (12 March 2017). "Ukraine's fight against fake news goes global". Politico. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  5. ^ Kramer, Andrew E. (26 February 2017). "To Battle Fake News, Ukrainian Show Features Nothing but Lies". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Ukraine's Remedy for Fake News: News About Fake News". WNYC Studios. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
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