Decoding the numbers that shape our world
PesaCheck is Africa’s largest indigenous fact-checking organisation, debunking misleading claims and providing accurate information for sound decision-making
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PesaCheck is an initiative of Code for Africa (CfA) and was co-founded in 2016 by Justin Arenstein and Catherine Gicheru as part of their ICFJ Knight Fellowships, underwritten by an innovateAFRICA.fund award
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