Check First
Training, OSINT investigation and platform monitoring for journalists, researchers and public bodies working on online disinformation
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- New on EvolcAdded 2026-10-27
About Check First
CheckFirst offers training in digital media, OSINT and content creation, open-source investigation, software development, research, monitoring of online platforms and methodology consulting. Its products include Tutki, an OSINT training platform, CrossOver Intelligence, a feed of analysed articles on digital threats, RADAR, an open-source framework for documenting Digital Services Act violations, OKSA, a research analysis tool, and the Pravda dashboard.
Its customers are partners, journalists, researchers and decisionmakers, including European authorities, and the company sells its expert services and customisable solutions to them. Its three-pillar offer covers capacity building and training, analysis of actors in the online information ecosystem, and expertise on digital regulation and policy.
CheckFirst was founded in 2020 in the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic to help fight disinformation about the disease. Its headquarters are in Helsinki. Its past projects include ODIL, a platform for initiatives against disinformation in the French-speaking world built for the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, and CrossOver Monitoring in Belgium, the Francophonie and Finland. It also takes part in the SIMODS project, funded by the European Media and Information Fund.
Product: Training, open-source investigation and monitoring services, plus the Tutki OSINT training platform, CrossOver Intelligence feed, RADAR DSA framework, OKSA analysis tool and Pravda dashboard.
Public tenders won
1 tender won since 1 Jan 2024 from 1 public buyer in Belgium, worth €3.3M as awarded. From EU award notices (TED) that name Check First by its registry number.
- 20 Dec 2024 European Commission, DG CNECT - Communications Networks, Content and Technology · Digital Services Act: technical assistance for market intelligence, evidence gathering and compliance monitoring · €3.3M notice
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