LEAST BIASED
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- Overall, we rate Factly as least biased based on fact-checking both left and right-leaning politicians. We also rate them as mostly factual in reporting due to poor sourcing techniques with frequent broken links.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEAST BIASED (-0.6)
Factual Reporting: MOSTLY FACTUAL (3.7)
Country: India
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MODERATE FREEDOM
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: Medium Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY
History
Factly Media & Research, based in India and established in 2016, aims to make public information and data more accessible. It emerged in response to India’s Right to Information Law of 2005 and the National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy of 2012. Factly’s mission is to enhance civic participation by making government data and information more accessible and understandable to the public. Its vision is to transform the public information landscape in India, emphasizing the importance of easy and intuitive access to public data.
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Funded by / Ownership
Rakesh Dubbudu is the founder and CEO of Factly Media and Research. Exact ownership details, including share distribution, are not publicly available. Factly is a registered for-profit organization with India’s Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME). It generates revenue through partnerships with social media platforms, research and consulting services in open data, and data journalism fact-checking training. Facebook, Google, and Mohalla Tech Pvt. Ltd. are significant contributors to Factly’s revenue. Notably, funding from Alphabet is separate from Factly’s participation in the ClaimReview standard.
Analysis / Bias
Factly’s content focuses on data journalism and fact-checking. It aims to present facts with evidence, simplifying complex public data and debunking viral misinformation. Factly sources its information from publicly available sources such as government websites and responses to Right to Information applications.
Our analysis of several Factly articles, including an article titled “BJP is the beneficiary of 65% of all Electoral Bonds redeemed by end of 2020-21,” provides a neutral, data-focused analysis of Electoral Bond distributions. It utilizes government sources, RTI responses, and political parties’ Annual Audit Reports for data. However, the analysis faces credibility issues due to inaccessible hyperlinks: one leads to the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) website for Annual Audit Reports, and another leads to Factly’s own dashboard on Electoral Bonds, referenced for detailed information on the bonds. However, internal links within Factly’s website referencing related content are functional. This discrepancy in link accessibility impacts the ease of independently verifying the article’s data and the ability to cross-reference or confirm the article’s claims.
Another article, “A Doctors Alliance video is falsely shared as WHO Doctors taking a complete U-turn on COVID-19 pandemic,” addresses misinformation by clarifying that the individuals in the video are not WHO doctors. They utilize reliable sources like WHO, Reuters, The Lancet, and CDC, the article fact-checks and refutes several incorrect claims about COVID-19.
In the Factly check “How Many Times Did a Political Party Secure More Than 50% of The Polled Vote?”, the analysis draws on data from the Election Commission of India. However, broken links to source data, similar to the first article, affect the article’s reliability. This issue restricts the ability for independent verification of the information, impacting the overall credibility of the article’s findings.
Factly’s verification as a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network’s Code of Principles shows that they are reasonably fact-based; however, Factly’s fact-checking, including cases involving leaders like Modi and Rahul Gandhi, tends to focus on easily verifiable claims, often neglecting deeper analysis of significant statements or policies.
In general, Factly is mostly fact-based and demonstrates minimal bias in fact-check selection; however, the frequency of broken links, especially when linking to government data, impacts their credibility as a fact-checker.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years. They are an IFCN fact-checker
Overall, we rate Factly as least biased based on fact-checking both left and right-leaning politicians. We also rate them as mostly factual in reporting due to poor sourcing techniques with frequent broken links. (M. Huitsing 12/23/2023) Updated (11/01/2025)
Source: https://factly.in/
Last Updated on November 1, 2025 by Media Bias Fact Check
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