StopFake does not accept funding from political parties, politicians, or entities acting in their interests. It does not publish sponsored content.
The project’s website provides information about the organisation, its legal status, and its sources of funding. Annual financial disclosures include the total amount of funding received and a list of donors.
Financial support does not give donors the right to influence editorial decisions, the content of publications, or the outcomes of fact-checks.
StopFake staff must decline gifts, services, or benefits that could call their professional independence into question. Only customary tokens of courtesy that do not create any expectation of reciprocation are permitted.
Our donors
The project has received financial support from the following organisations:
National Endowment for Democracy (2015)
International Renaissance Foundation (2016–2017)
British Embassy in Ukraine (2015–2019)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic (2016–2017)
Foreign & Commonwealth Office (2015–2019)
The Sigrid Rausing Trust (2016–2019)
The German Marshall Fund (2020–2021)
National Democratic Institute (2020–2025)
StopFake Budget for 2020–2025
In 2025, Meta supported StopFake’s fact-checking activities through its Third-Party Fact-Checking Programme; Maldita.es supported joint research activities; the National Democratic Institute (NDI) supported media literacy development; and the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) supported the strengthening of the organisation’s resilience.
StopFake shares its expertise in fact-checking, countering disinformation and media education free of charge with the National Council of Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine, the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, as well as national and local media organisations, universities and research centres. As part of this cooperation, the StopFake team gives guest lectures and presentations, provides interviews and shares materials with its partners.