CableCheck, the fact-checking initiative of the Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation (CNJF), has been awarded the BUILD 2025 grant by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN).
CableCheck was announced as one of 23 selected organisations under the Global Fact Check Fund.
CableCheck was listed alongside Radio Erena (Eritrea) and Local Voices Media Network (Liberia) as one of only three recipients from Africa.
The fund offers unrestricted grants of $25,000 to fact-checking organisations fighting misinformation in the public interest.
With support from a $13.2 million grant from Google and YouTube, the IFCN launched the Global Fact Check Fund in 2023 to help fact-checkers modernise their platforms, grow editorial teams, adopt new verification tools, and expand public education on misinformation.
Since then, the fund has disbursed over $8.5 million to 174 journalism organisations in 72 countries through three funding tiers — BUILD, GROW, and ENGAGE.
The BUILD tier focuses on strengthening newsroom operations and long-term sustainability.
Angie Drobnic Holan, IFCN director, said the grants aim to reinforce global trust in journalism.
“When we invest in fact-checking, we’re not just investing in individual organisations. We’re strengthening information integrity worldwide,” she said.
“Supporting fact-checkers is one of the most impactful investments we can make in accountability, transparency, and public trust.”
Simon Kolawole, executive director at CNJF and CEO of TheCable, thanked the team for their continued dedication to upholding the facts in an increasingly polarised world.
“At a time when fact-checking is facing numerous challenges globally, this team has stayed committed to upholding our values of facts over fear, and truth in the face of disinformation, political pressure, and growing public mistrust,” he said.
“With this IFCN push, I look forward to seeing them do even more in the days ahead”.
Mayowa Tijani, director of projects at CNJF, said the support arrived at a crucial time for the fact-checking landscape in Nigeria.
“This support came at a critical time when misinformation and propaganda are gaining more traction in Nigeria and across West Africa,” he said.
“The grant will enable us to strengthen our fact-checking team, improve our local language reporting, and adopt advanced verification tools to expand public education on misinformation. We’re grateful to the IFCN for investing in truth and accountability.”
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Other grantees include Mizzima Media (Myanmar), Danbi FactCheck (South Korea), and MindaNews (Philippines) from the Asia-Pacific region; Lakmusz (Hungary), PA Media (United Kingdom), Azbuka Media (North Macedonia), and FactReview (Lithuania) from Europe.
The Middle East and North African grantees include Kashif (Lebanon) and CancerDisinfo (Jordan), while Latin American recipients include Cheque Bolivia, Efecto Cocuyo, Lupa, Bolivia Verifica, and Mala Espina.
The Mas Voces Foundation and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, both based in the United States, were selected in North America.
From South Asia, awardees include NewsMobile, Digiteye, and the Digital Forensics, Research, and Analytics Center, all based in India, and Soch Fact Check in Pakistan.
