Kritika .

CEO

Delhi, India9 yrs 4 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Award-winning fact-checker and editor
Led cross-border storytelling initiatives
Promoted media literacy among diverse groups

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Media and Information Integrity expert focused on combating misinformation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Fact-checkingMedia Literacy

Other Skills

WritingEditingCopy EditingJournalismProject ManagementTeam LeadershipTeam ManagementTeam BuildingGoogle AnalyticsPublic RelationsResearchManagementTeamworkCommunicationVideo Editing

About

I am an award-winning fact-checker, editor, and writer, who has had the opportunity to work with several leading news organisations. I am currently the Editorial and Strategic Lead at Asian Dispatch, a pan-Asia newsroom and a network of newsrooms. My previous role was as the India Head of Editorial Operations at Logically Facts, where I worked with a team of fact-checkers and editors to counter online misinformation and disinformation. I have also worked at The Quint as the deputy editor (fact-check) and led the fact-checking initiative WebQoof. I helped operationalise and scale-up the vertical by securing partnerships with platforms such as Meta. I have worked on several projects promoting media and digital literacy among women, students, and young adults in India. I conceptualised and produced an award-winning series, ‘Verify Kiya Kya?’, to make fact-checking simple and accessible. At The Quint, I closely tracked and reported on the developments in the misinformation space. My investigation on the #BoycottPathaan trend won several awards. I enjoy working at the intersection of technology, gender, and misinformation to make the digital world a safer and more informed space.

Experience

Asian dispatch

Editorial and Strategic Lead

Jul 2025 – Present · 8 mos · On-site

- Leading the editorial and partnership team, focusing on cross-border storytelling and collaborations.

Breakthrough

Freelance Consultant

May 2025 – Aug 2025 · 3 mos

Developed an in-depth module on gendered-disinformation to examine how gender norms and stereotypes are constructed digitally.
The module focused on real-life examples, case studies, fact-checking, and media literacy to build resilience against disinformation narratives.

Logically facts

Head of Editorial Operations, India

May 2023 – Jun 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Leading a team of multilingual fact-checkers
Planning editorial content and building partnerships with nonprofits Software Freedom Law Centre and Breakthrough Trust, and news organisations ABP News and East Mojo
Part of Project Shakti, a consortium of Indian fact-checkers and news publishers working towards countering online misinformation and amplifying the reach of fact-checks in regional languages
Working towards creating awareness about the use of artificial intelligence through media literacy programmes at private and government universities including the University of Kashmir and Kautilya School of Public Policy
Curated and conducted workshops on fact-checking, media literacy, digital safety, and AI literacy for nonprofits such as Breakthrough Trust, One Future Collective, and a fact-checking group Dubawa in West Africa
Supporting the development and testing of AI tools to combat misinformation
Developed health and digital literacy curricula for children
Representing the organisation at the Misinformation Combat Alliance (MCA), a cross-industry collaboration to fight misinformation
Led the conversation for MCA’s Deepfakes Analysis Unit (DAU) to define deepfakes and other related terms
Part of several cross-industry collaborations and conversations on the use of AI during the 2024 Indian general election

WritingEditingCopy EditingJournalismFact-checkingMedia Literacy+2

The quint

Deputy Editor, Fact-Check

Mar 2018 – Apr 2023 · 5 yrs 1 mo · Noida Area, India

Led a team of six fact-checkers and was responsible for the editorial content.
Worked on multiple projects related to fact-checking and media literacy.
Conducted workshops on fact-checking and media literacy.
Worked with five other fact-checking organisations to develop a comprehensive fact-checking curriculum for college students.
Conceptualised and created a video series titled 'Verify Kiya Kya?' to make fact-checking simple, easy, and accessible.
https://www.thequint.com/topic/verify-kiya-kya
Led and worked on gamification of the fact-checking process to engage audiences.
Worked with a small team on a project (supported by Google News Initiative) focusing on misinformation around COVID-19 in rural parts of UP, Bihar, MP, and Assam.
Represented the organisation as a speaker/panelist at various fact-checking events and summits.

JournalismEditingTeam ManagementFact-checkingTeam BuildingGoogle Analytics+2

India today

Assistant Producer

Oct 2017 – Feb 2018 · 4 mos

Worked on writing copies for the daily news bulletins.

Cnbc-tv18

News Trainee

Jun 2017 – Oct 2017 · 4 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Worked for three popular market based shows (Trading Hour, Midcap Radar and Closing Bell). My responsibilities included building the structure of the show along with senior producers.