Language: Indonesian
Estimated Reach: 200-300 million views/month
Main output: Online media
Kompas.com is part of Kompas Gramedia, a media group that runs TV outlet, newspapers, and many online news platforms. They are the franchisee of a number of big brands in Indonesia, including National Geographic.
With the first content published in 1995 as 'Kompas Online' (online version for Kompas newspaper), Kompas.com is one of the online media pioneers in Indonesia.
Currently, Kompas.com has 100 million to 300 million views per month, and 60 million to 90 million monthly active users.
Disinformation reporting
There is a section of the website βthey call βHoaks atau Faktaβ (Hoax or Fact).
They have been fact checking since 2016 and have 9 reporters and 4 editors. Kompas.com is a member of International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) since 2018, and part of Fact-Check Collaboration in Indonesia.
Their website states: 'Kompas.com wants to position itself as a media that always presents information in an objective, complete, independent perspective, unbiased by various political, economic, and power interests'.