Zimfact online fact checking platform

ZimFact is an independent, non-partisan Zimbabwean online fact-checking platform.

The platform was created under the umbrella of the Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ) and is dedicated to playing a watchdog role by fact-checking  news and information in the public sector so that the general public can receive verified news information and real facts in the wake of a rise in propaganda and misinformation.

ZimFact is Zimbabwe’s first national fact-checking organisation with a mission to help the media to deliver accurate, fair and balanced news and information.

Solution

An accessible and user-centric platform that enables users to create fact-check requests. The platform also allows for tracking of promises made by politicians during election times.