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BALOBAKI CHECK works to ensure the integrity of information in the public arena. Founded in 2022 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, we aim to strengthen democracy in the DRC through training for journalists, media education and quality content to combat hate speech and information disorder.
Cette semaine, des journalistes spécialisés dans la vérification des faits, venus du monde entier, convergent vers Rio de Janeiro à l'occasion de l'événement GlobalFact 2025, notre conférence annuelle. Nous arrivons à un moment qui est un défi profond pour tous ceux...
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Kinshasa - April 02, 2025 - On International Fact-checking Day, BALOBAKI CHECK launches a Fact-checker network in the Democratic Republic to broaden citizen engagement in the...
By Ange Kasongo Adihe (Balobaki Check, RDC) et Valdez Onanina (Africa Check, Afrique francophone) - Translated by Helen Vesperini This text...
The publication claims that Mrs. Kasalu, Tshisekedi's mother, sent a message to the family. The voice message reads: "Let the whites come and decide between us. Don't back down....
It would be worrying if Meta were to stop collaborating with external fact-checkers in countries where access to information is limited. In March 2020, a Congolese mother was...
KINSHASA - January 10, 2025 - Balobaki Check sees Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg's decision as a bad omen for democracy. In the USA, Meta has announced the end of its collaboration...
At the invitation of the European Union's External Action Service, eight African journalists from Chad, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville and the Democratic Republic of the Cong (DRC)...