FactSpace West Africa

FactSpace West Africa (WA) is an independent fact-checking, disinformation mapping & information integrity enterprise. 

Launched in 2019, the organization is currently  leading fact-checking initiatives in 5 countries in the subregion including Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, The Gambia and Sierra Leone as one of the few fact-checking organisations on the continent signatory to a globally recognised media metric standard - the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) Code of Principles. 

The code of principles of the IFCN at Poynter is a series of commitments organisations abide by to promote excellence in fact-checking.