About Ethiopia Check
Ethiopia Check is a fact-checking desk initially set up in June 2020 and later became part of Internews’ Ethiopia projects in August 2020. Ethiopia Check is currently registered in Kenya and is operating as a fully independent trust organization. It operates in Amharic, Afan Oromo and Tigrinya languages with an estimated reach of more than 7 million people through its social media platforms. It is currently part of the Africa Facts Network and has applied to become an International Fact-Checking Network signatory. Ethiopia Check currently focuses on three main activities:
a. Fact-checking and verification.
b. Media literacy education.
c. Training and capacity building.
Ethiopia Check is a fact-checking desk initially set up in June 2020 and later became part of Internews’ Ethiopia projects in August 2020. Ethiopia Check is currently registered in Kenya and is operating as a fully independent trust organization. It operates in Amharic, Afan Oromo and Tigrinya languages with an estimated reach of more than 7 million people through its social media platforms. It is currently part of the Africa Facts Network and has applied to become an International Fact-Checking Network signatory. Ethiopia Check currently focuses on three main activities:
a. Fact-checking and verification.
b. Media literacy education.
c. Training and capacity building.
Organizational Structure

EC legal status
Ethiopia Check is a legally registered non- profit fact-checking organization. It is registered as a Trust Organization in Kenya with the file number 2252/D7/3174/MMXXII at the Republic of Kenya Registry of Documents, Nairobi.
Policy of non-partisanship
As an independent and professional fact-checking organization, Ethiopia Check is committed to adhere to high standards of non-partisanship. For this to materialize, team members are properly trained on this policy upon joining the desk. The desk it is committed to execute these:
• Team members cannot support and/or campaign for any political party
• Team members cannot use company equipment/resources to support the causes of any political party or group
• Soliciting funds/money to conduct a fact-check for a certain political entity or individual is strictly forbidden
• Employees are not allowed to participate in political rallies or events in support of a certain political party or group.
• Personal opinions/biases cannot be a part of a fact-checking work
Note: Employees that violate these policies will be subjected to a fair scrutiny and then appropriate measures will be taken if found to be in violation.
Funding detail
Ethiopia Check is a Trust Organization registered in Kenya. It has been part of Internews’ Ethiopia projects from August 2020- November 2022, but is now independent as of December 1, 2022. As of December 2022, the desk has received a sub-award grant from Internews that will continue funding its activities (fact-checking, training, workshops etc) until the end of March 2023. There is no other source of funding for Ethiopia Check until the submission of this application.