Correctiv

CORRECTIV is a non-profit limited-liability company. It is not allowed to make any profits but must use its entire assets to build up the organisation. Our work is made possible primarily by two types of supporters: citizens who want to support us in the long term and donate to us regularly as supporting members, and major sponsors such as foundations . Without the initial funding of three million euros from the Brost Foundation in the first four years, the establishment of CORRECTIV would not have been possible. The contributions of several thousand private supporters, on the other hand, make a decisive contribution to long-term planning. Thanks to the combination of several funding sources, we are able to advance research and education projects independently of the interests of political or economic actors. Other important sponsors include the Rudolf Augstein Foundation, the Schöpflin Foundation, the Governance & Citizen Engagement Initiative of the Omidyar Network, the Federal Agency for Civic Education, and Open Society Foundations. In addition, there was support by projects such as the Google Digital News Initiative in the development of the CrowdNewsroom software. Our fact-checking editorial team checks false reports on Facebook, among other things, and fights against the dissemination of disinformation. We receive an expense allowance for part of this work. CORRECTIV works transparently and verifiably. This is why the names of all donors for amounts higher than 1,000 euros, as well as our annual financial reports, including our balance sheets, appear on our website.