About Us

We are experts and researchers from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania fighting disinformation and promoting media literacy.

We’re bringing together the sharpest minds in fact-checking, media literacy, journalism, and research to take on disinformation from all angles. Our work is hands-on, data-driven, and designed to make a real impact across the Baltics.

What do we actually do?

We run regular fact-checks in both private and public media.

Armed with these insights, our researchers are crafting a unified methodology to measure fact-checking impact and drafting a bold code of conduct for BECID fact-checkers. The endgame? To outsmart disinformation, strengthen public trust, and better shield vulnerable communities from its harmful effects.

Our team

Estonia

Delfi

Holger Roonemaa

Delfi Estonia Fact-Cheking Manager

holger.roonemaa@delfi.ee

Ireene Kilusk

Delfi Estonia Fact-checker

ireene.kilusk@delfi.ee

Marta Vunš

Delfi Estonia Fact-checker

marta.vuns@delfi.ee

University of Tartu

Marju Himma

Principal Investigator

marju.himma@ut.ee

Gretel Juhansoo

BECID Project Manager

gretel.juhansoo@ut.ee

Annette Nordmann

BECID Communication

annette.nordmann@ut.ee

Regina Lapp

Project Financial Manager

regina.lapp@ut.ee

Lilian Ariva

Media Literacy Specialist

lilian.ariva@ut.ee

Maia Klaassen

Media Literacy Expert

maia.klaassen@ut.ee

Inger Klesment

Media Literacy Specialist

inger.klesment@ut.ee

Maria Murumaa-Mengel

Senior Expert on Media Literacy

maria.murumaa@ut.ee

Uku Kangur

Junior Researcher

uku.kangur@ut.ee

Kaarel Lott

Junior Researcher

kaarel.lott@ut.ee

Kristina Seimann

Junior Researcher

kristina.seimann@ut.ee

Sten Torpan

Researcher

sten.torpan@ut.ee

Latvia

Re:Baltica

Evita Puriņa

Head of fact-checking team at Re:Baltica

recheck@rebaltica.com

Sanita Jemberga

Project Owner at Re:Baltica

rebaltica@rebaltica.com

Ieva Strazdiņa

Project Administrative Manager at Re:Baltica

ieva@rebaltica.com

BCME

Agnese Ēķe – Cēsniece

BCME Project Manager

agnese.eke@bcme.eu

Gunta Sloga

BCME Project Lead

gunta.sloga@bcme.eu

Lithuania

Delfi

Ieva Ivanauskaitė

Delfi Lithuania Project Owner

ieva.ivanauskaite@delfi.lt

Aistė Meidutė

Delfi Lithuania Fact-checker

aiste.meidute@delfi.lt

Rasa Balaikienė

Delfi Lithuania Project Manager

rasa.balaikiene@delfi.lt