211 Check fact-checking and information verification platform is managed and run by #defyhatenow South Sudan, an NGO registered in South Sudan with a registration number 2285. 
Our values set out how we operate as a fact-checking entity, how we select claims [statements or stories] to check and the way we conduct our research.
Below we elucidate the ratings we give once we have conducted that research: how we decide the ratings, what they mean and how you can check our findings.  

Deciding our ratings at 211 Check
When our fact-checkers complete their investigations, three staff members–the report fact-checker and two editors [Associate and Managing Editors] – deliberate on the suitable rating for the claim. In case they do not all agree, they take a vote. 
We choose each rating to give readers the clearest understanding of the accuracy of the statement we can – according to the best evidence publicly available at that particular time.

Below are the five key principles behind our ratings.