FactShala is a news and information literacy programme run by DataLEADS with support from the Google News Initiative. The programme helps people from small cities and villages across India to critically assess online information and sift facts from misinformation. Launched in 2020 , FactShala India Media Literacy Network’s trainers – a passionate team of journalists, media educators, fact-checkers, non-profit workers and community radio stations are on a mission to empower communities around them with ethical approaches to information literacy and critical thinking skills.

Our focus is not only on misinformation generated by conventional sources and social media but also on educating people about understanding media, analyzing content and equipping them with the skills needed to consume information critically.  We also help adults in non-metro cities and villages of India learn how to sift facts from the sea of online misinformation and make them understand better the nature and characteristics of content published online.