Is the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation sponsoring Africa Check?
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a funder of Africa Check’s work, having provided 11% of our income in 2019. As a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network, Africa Check subscribes to a code of principles. According to the code, signatories should ensure that “funders have no influence over the conclusions the fact-checkers reach in their reports”.