LEAST BIASED
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- Overall, we rate FactWatch Least Biased as it does not promote ideological narratives and applies its fact-checking standards consistently across political parties, public figures, and viral claims. We rate the outlet High Factual due to transparent funding disclosures, documented correction practices, IFCN signatory status, and a demonstrated reliance on primary sources and verifiable evidence.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: LEAST BIASED (-0.7)
Factual Reporting: HIGH (1.2)
Country: Bangladesh
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: LIMITED FREEDOM
Media Type: Organization/Foundation
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
History
FactWatch is a Bangladesh-based fact-checking organization founded in 2017 and operated from the Center for Critical and Qualitative Studies at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB). According to its About Us page, FactWatch focuses on verifying claims made by politicians, public figures, mainstream media, and social media users while also promoting media and information literacy. The organization trains university students and journalists to identify misinformation, disinformation, and rumors and publishes its fact-checks through its website and social media platforms.
Read our profile on the Bangladesh media and government.
Funded by / Ownership
FactWatch is housed within the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh and discloses its funding sources transparently on its Source of Money page. Funding has included support from the American Center in Dhaka, the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, and Facebook as part of its third-party fact-checking program. FactWatch states that it operates as a sovereign organization and maintains editorial independence. The outlet is also an International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) signatory, indicating adherence to IFCN’s code of principles.
Analysis / Bias
FactWatch operates strictly as a fact-checking organization rather than a news or opinion outlet. Its content focuses on verifying claims using primary sources, reverse-image searches, archived media, official records, and contemporaneous reporting. Recent examples include its investigation into a misrepresented statement attributed to a BNP leader, concluding the viral clip was edited and labeling the claim false, as documented in BNP leader’s statement on ‘fasting, prayer, Hajj’ misrepresented.
Another example is its debunking of a viral video falsely claiming a recent meeting involving Sheikh Hasina, which FactWatch determined was from 2010 and rated false in Old video circulating claiming Sheikh Hasina’s recent meeting. FactWatch has also addressed satire misinterpreted as factual reporting, such as in Confusion from satire in the name of Jamaat Ameer. These examples demonstrate consistent methodology, neutral language, transparent sourcing, and clearly labeled verdicts, with no discernible political or ideological bias.
Failed Fact Checks
- They are an IFCN fact checker.
Overall, we rate FactWatch Least Biased as it does not promote ideological narratives and applies its fact-checking standards consistently across political parties, public figures, and viral claims. We rate the outlet High Factual due to transparent funding disclosures, documented correction practices, IFCN signatory status, and a demonstrated reliance on primary sources and verifiable evidence. (D.Van Zandt 01/21/2026)
Source: https://www.fact-watch.org/
Last Updated on January 21, 2026 by Media Bias Fact Check
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