LEAST BIASED
These sources have minimal bias and use very few loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appeals to emotion or stereotypes). The reporting is factual and usually sourced. These are the most credible media sources. See all Least Biased Sources.
- Overall, we rate Doğruluk Payı as Least Biased due to a mission-limited focus on verifiable claims, an IFCN commitment to nonpartisanship, and consistent use of transparent evidence. We rate its reporting as High for factuality based on clear methodology and accessible sourcing.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEAST BIASED (-0.5)
Factual Reporting: HIGH (1.0)
Country: Turkey
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: LIMITED FREEDOM
Media Type: Organization/Foundation
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
History
Doğruluk Payı is a Turkish fact-checking outlet launched in 2014. It describes itself as the country’s first institutional fact-checking platform and publishes claim reviews, explainer pieces, and video analyses focused on politics, policy, and viral misinformation in Turkish. The site provides sections for methodology and an archive of checks. It is based in Istanbul.
Read our profile on Turkey’s government’s influence on media.
Funded by / Ownership
Doğruluk Payı is a project of the İzlemedeyiz Association (İzlemedeyiz Derneği), an independent NGO registered in Turkey and headquartered in Istanbul. The organization is a verified signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) Code of Principles, which requires transparency around funding, methodology, and corrections. Their methodology page notes they may accept grants when no editorial influence is sought.
Analysis / Bias
Editorial framing is nonpartisan and evidence-led. Articles typically cite primary sources and demonstrate methods (e.g., reverse-image tools, public datasets). For example, a 2024 item examined whether The Economist “censored” a Palestine flag on a Bangladesh cover, walking through image forensics and concluding based on transparent visual analysis; the post links specific tools it used.
Another 2024 piece debunked circulating claims about “codes” on fruit stickers, explaining how PLU numbers work and linking to credible references such as The International Federation for Produce Standards (IFPS). A 2023 explainer addressed the viral claim that NASA was “founded to study oceans,” contextualizing NASA’s statutory mission with sourcing. Collectively, these examples show neutral language, clear sourcing, and step-by-step reasoning rather than opinionated commentary.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years. They are an IFCN Fact Checker.
Overall, we rate Doğruluk Payı as Least Biased due to a mission-limited focus on verifiable claims, an IFCN commitment to nonpartisanship, and consistent use of transparent evidence. We rate its reporting as High for factuality based on clear methodology and accessible sourcing. (M. Huitsing 11/12/2025)
Source: https://www.dogrulukpayi.com/
Last Updated on November 12, 2025 by Media Bias Fact Check
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