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Dubawa is creating a community for people to report and question the information posited by the media and the government.
Dubawa is non-partisan, accepting only to uphold the values of accuracy, verification, transparency, integrity, independence, and accountability in all its operations.
Dubawa is guided, in all its practice, by the five principles of the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN).
Dubawa is an initiative of PTCIJ and is proudly supported by MacArthur Foundation and Heinrich Böll Foundation.
Dubawa’s fact check process can be found here - https://dubawa.org/about-us/our-fact-check-process/
Dubawa is non-partisan, accepting only to uphold the values of accuracy, verification, transparency, integrity, independence, and accountability in all its operations.
Dubawa is guided, in all its practice, by the five principles of the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN).
Dubawa is an initiative of PTCIJ and is proudly supported by MacArthur Foundation and Heinrich Böll Foundation.
Dubawa’s fact check process can be found here - https://dubawa.org/about-us/our-fact-check-process/
Overview
Location
Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja
Employees
11-50
Phone
+234 913 116 7621
Mentions in press and media 7
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| Sep 10, 2025 | Swipe Smarter: Legit.ng launches free fact-checking course to clean up your feed | Following the success of its first media literacy campaign, Legit.ng, a leading Nigerian digital media outlet, is spotlighting the power of young people to shape the future of online spaces through the launch of a free, edutainment-style fa... |
| Jul 30, 2025 | West Africa: AI in Ghanaian Journalism - Navigating Opportunity and Uncertainty | This opinion piece was inspired by a recent invitation I received from the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) to speak on their flagship 8:00 PM news analysis program, "Behind the News." The discussion focused on the rise of Art... |
| May 28, 2024 | Nigeria: Dubawa Launches AI Tools to Check Misinformation | One of the Dubawa tools does instant fact-checks on WhatsApp. Nigerians can now verify information on WhatsApp in seconds by simply texting the Dubawa Chatbot to ask whatever questions they may have. The Chatbot, an Artificial Intelligence ... |
| Feb 24, 2023 | Are layoffs to blame for the spread of fake news on Nigerian Twitter? TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report Success! | For many observers, one of the signs that Twitter was taking its African market seriously was its decision to open an office on the continent. Twitter is the second-most-used social media platform in Africa and has around 5 million Nigerian... |
| Oct 22, 2020 | The BackEnd: How Facebook and Twitter fact-check information in Africa | The BackEnd explores the product development process in African tech. We take you into the minds of those who conceived, designed and built the product; highlighting product uniqueness, user behaviour assumptions and challenges during the p... |
| Oct 22, 2020 | Why Facebook labelled content from #LekkiMassacre2020 incident ‘false’ | Share this article: On Wednesday, October 21, 2020, several content containing images related to the unfortunate incident that occurred at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos, Nigeria on Tuesday were flagged as misinformation on Facebook and Insta... |
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FAQ about Dubawa
What has the press written about Dubawa?
Parsers VC has collected 7 articles mentioning Dubawa, among them “Swipe Smarter: Legit.ng launches free fact-checking course to clean up your feed” (Sep 10, 2025) and “West Africa: AI in Ghanaian Journalism - Navigating Opportunity and Uncertainty” (Jul 30, 2025).
Is Dubawa still active?
Yes, Dubawa is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Dec 14, 2025.