Headquartered in New Delhi, India, working across the globe.
We are a digital media and tech company aimed to help people understand and engage with the world around them. We work on the complexity of a dynamic and evolving information ecosystem. At the core of our work lies a profound belief that authentic information is central to human empowerment.
Our vision is to foster a resilient and comprehensible information ecosystem that enables and empowers communities. We incorporate a holistic approach- cutting-edge research, data-driven insights, incubating ideas, creative freedom, grassroots community engagement, behavioural and cognitive science to navigate the complex web of information landscape.
Our work includes data intelligence, fact-checking initiatives, data journalism training, media and information literacy interventions, curriculum development, designing public policy interventions, media research and creative development initiatives.
” THE GLOBAL INFORMATION LANDSCAPE is rapidly changing and affecting our lives and communities. Today, for the first time in human history, we are producing more information than we can absorb. This surge in information poses new challenges, but also creates avenues for innovation. The challenge we are faced with is to effectively leverage data into actionable insights. We must prepare for a data-driven future. “
Syed Nazakat
CEO and Founder
” THE GLOBAL INFORMATION LANDSCAPE is rapidly changing and affecting our lives and communities. Today, for the first time in human history, we are producing more information than we can absorb. This surge in information poses new challenges, but also creates avenues for innovation. The challenge we are faced with is to effectively leverage data into actionable insights. We must prepare for a data-driven future. “
Our work is globally recognised with a number of awards, including the prestigious British Medical Journal Award, the Membership Puzzle Project award by the New York University, and awarded Fact Checking Innovation Initiative by Facebook Journalism Project and International Fact-Checking Network. DataLEADS runs First Check, a flagship fact-checking initiative powered by the global collaboration that brings together medical professionals, researchers, journalists, and technologists to combat health misinformation. It is a verified signatory of the IFCN.
Our work is globally recognised with a number of awards, including the prestigious British Medical Journal Award, the Membership Puzzle Project award by the New York University, and awarded Fact Checking Innovation Initiative by Facebook Journalism Project and International Fact-Checking Network. DataLEADS runs First Check, a flagship fact-checking initiative powered by the global collaboration that brings together medical professionals, researchers, journalists, and technologists to combat health misinformation. It is a verified signatory of the IFCN.
The GNI India Training Network is an initiative led by DataLEADS to support journalists, fact-checkers and media educators across India in their fight against misinformation.
FactShala is a news and information literacy programme run by DataLEADS with support from the Google News Initiative.
The OCRI is implemented by DataLEADS in partnership with the Centre for Investigative Journalism, London to emphasize the importance of reporting on climate change.
A media literacy initiative for students in Bihar led by DataLEADS, in partnership with The Mercury Project and with support from JEEViKA, Government of Bihar.