Who it is for
Built for newsrooms of one to ten
Editors and owners of community papers, magazines and online publications, anywhere in English-speaking Africa.
Generated illustration, not a customer newsroom
For the editor or owner of a newsroom of one to ten people. See a sample »
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Our approach
Verification for Africa’s small independent publishers
Isefo Press is developing a verification desk that pairs factual claims with verdicts, sources and a short research brief.
An illustrative preview by Isefo Press. Live checks are not available here.
Sample below
What a verification report looks like
Each factual claim in a draft, marked, with the sources found and a short brief.
A sample, not a live report
Sample
SupportedDisputedUnverified
The brief
Context and leads to follow
The sample research brief adds background, identifies gaps and suggests questions for an editor to investigate.
Generated illustration of source research
The planned workflow
Paste in
A full draft
Before it runs
Paste in
A single claim
One line, checked
Paste in
A link
To a story or a post
Handed back
Factual claims with verdicts
Supported, Disputed or Unverified
Handed back
Sources with links to click
Plus a short research brief
How it works
Paste it in
An editor pastes a draft, a claim or a link.
Every claim, marked
The sample pairs factual claims with verdicts: Supported, Disputed or Unverified.
Sources to click
Reports are designed to link available sources and explain gaps. This preview uses fictional source excerpts, not working links.
- SupportedDisputedUnverified
The three marks
Supported: evidence backs the claim. Disputed: evidence contradicts it. Unverified: the available evidence is insufficient.
Sample report
Illustrative sample, not a completed check. The town, figures and source excerpts are fictional. Source labels are not working links.
Gazette notice, 1998
Notice of opening.Ward 12 Community Clinicopened on 3 March 1998.
Supported
The clinic opened in 1998.
A gazette notice records the opening, dated March of that year.
Source:Gazette notice, 1998(static sample)
Adopted budget, p. 14
Primary health careClinic allocation cut 12%against the prior year.
Disputed
The council cut the clinic’s budget by 40 percent.
The adopted budget shows a 12 percent cut. The 40 percent figure appears only on an unsigned flyer.
Source:Adopted budget, page 14(static sample)
Search for sources
Resignation notices: noneUnion statement: noneStaff list: not published
Unverified
Eight nurses have already resigned.
No resignation notice or union statement is available in this sample. Ask the clinic manager for a staff list.
Sources found: none
Census ward table
Ward 12Population 30,900Households 8,410
Supported
The ward has about 31,000 residents.
The census ward table gives 30,900, which rounds to the draft’s figure.
Source:Census ward table(static sample)
District roads map
Clinic to hospital19 km by roadRoute: Harbour Road
Disputed
The nearest hospital is 5 km away.
The district roads map puts it at 19 km by road.
Source:District roads map(static sample)
Council minutes, item 7
Health, item 7Replacement clinic by MarchProposed by the mayor.
Supported
The mayor proposed a replacement by March.
The sample council minutes record the proposal and its target date.
Source:Council minutes, item 7(static sample)
Councillor statement
Mentions a private operatorNo offer letter found.No second source.
Unverified
A private operator has offered to take over the site.
One councillor mentions an offer, but the sample contains no letter. Independent confirmation is needed.
Source:Councillor statement, partial(static sample)
District health report
Monthly visits, last year4,150 down to 3,120Ward 12 clinic average.
Supported
Monthly visits fell from 4,200 to 3,100.
The district health report gives 4,150 and 3,120. Both round to the draft.
Source:District health report(static sample)
For small independent publishers across English-speaking Africa, starting from South Africa.
Research brief
SampleWard 12 clinic: context and leads
Sample brief
Generated image. The draft and the town are invented.
This fictional draft raises questions about the clinic’s budget and staffing. The sample adopted budget records a 12 percent cut, not 40 percent. An editor should compare allocations before attributing the change to a wider policy. The nurse resignations and private offer remain Unverified. Request staffing records and the offer letter; neither request guarantees confirmation.
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Lead one
Ask the clinic manager for the staff list
Lead two
Request the offer letter from the councillor’s office
The desk
Animated illustration of the planned workflow, not a running check. The draft and source labels are fictional and non-interactive.
Draft, pasted in
The Ward 12 clinic opened in 1998. Last month the council cut its budget by 40 percent. Eight nurses have already resigned. The nearest hospital is 5 km away.
Claims found
- Supported
Opened in 1998
Gazette notice, 1998
- Disputed
Budget cut by 40 percent
Adopted budget, page 14
- Unverified
Eight nurses resigned
No source found yet
- Disputed
Hospital 5 km away
District roads map
Illustrative sample
A draft goes in. The claims come out, marked.
The ward has about 31,000 residents.
SupportedCensus ward table
A single claim, pasted
example.org/kestrel-bay-clinic-closes
UnverifiedTwo claims still need sources
A link, pasted
Outlet plan
Planned: $15 a month per outlet, including 60 checks.
Free: 3 checks without an account are planned. Checks, sign-in and subscriptions are not available on this preview.