Detector Media
Source Passport
UA-C-00003-2
Issued and maintained by MJRC
- Legal name
- ГО «Детектор медіа»
- Country
- Ukraine
- Type
- Civil society organisation
- Founded
- 2004
- Director or chair
- Наталія Лигачова (голова ГО «Детектор медіа», шеф-редакторка / Head and chief editor)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 14 August 2026
0 of 5 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
3 of 6 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name on record, not yet checked
- Who leads it on record, not yet checked
- How it is funded not disclosed
- Named funders not disclosed
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- Детектор медіа
- Detector Media
- MediaSapiens
- Registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address
- Not disclosed
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
3 sources
- Detector Media, annual report 2021 (published January 2023), read 2026-10-19 (ГО «Детектор медіа», founded January 2004 by Ukrainian journalists, called ГО «Телекритика» until April 2016; detector.media portal launched February 2016; MediaSapiens)
- detector.media article page (footer "2026 ГО «Детектор медіа»"), read 2026-10-19 (publisher ГО «Детектор медіа»; Шеф-редакторка Наталія Лигачова)
- RSF, Ukrainian-language notice of 1 July 2024 on Detector Media's JTI certification, read 2026-10-19 (Наталія Лигачова, head of ГО «Детектор медіа»; JTI certificate of 31 May 2024)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Founders or members with control
- Not disclosed
- Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- None
- Network or umbrella organisation
- Not disclosed
Who pays?
Money
Nothing disclosed
- Income mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders and donors
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Not yet verified
- Official websites Pending check
- Official social accounts Pending check
Platform Link Facebook facebook.com/DetectorMedia/ X/Twitter twitter.com/DetectorMedia Telegram t.me/detector_media Instagram instagram.com/detectormedia/
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Channels) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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