• Priority Area Boosting Fact-checking Activities in Europe
• Funding Round / Action Types 7th Funding Round – Scale-up Projects
• Year 2024, 2025
• Country France
• Project Status Ongoing

INDEX, founded in 2020 in France, is a not-for-profit, independent expertise agency. Specialised in using open-source investigation, audiovisual analysis, and 3D digital reconstruction to monitor and report on alleged violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Its core mission is to pursue truth and accountability by producing independent expert reports and fact-checking analyses on cases of public concern. Our investigations bring together a diverse network of independent journalists, researchers, videographers, engineers, architects, and lawyers.

In just three years, INDEX has evolved from a grassroots initiative to a reference organisation for thorough independent investigations into cases of police violence. Amid growing concerns about abuses of power by public authorities in France and Europe, the increasing demand for its services from media, NGOs, and civil society collectives highlights the urgent need to expand our capabilities.

With the support of EMIF, INDEX will significantly scale up its operations. This includes increasing the team size to handle a higher volume of investigations and extend our reach. During the project, they aim to broaden our fact-checking efforts to address critical, underreported issues such as the repression of environmental movements, border violence, and the rise of far-right extremism.

By expanding and diversifying their investigative output, INDEX will promote the dissemination of our innovative digital fact-checking methods across the European news landscape. The ultimate goal is to contribute to a well-informed European public, resilient against misinformation and capable of holding public authorities accountable for their actions and statements.