Real-time alerts when disinformation targets your beat
West African journalists are overwhelmed by AI-powered disinformation that erodes public trust and threatens social cohesion.
SentinelStory monitors social platforms, WhatsApp trends, and local news for emerging disinformation campaigns. Journalists receive personalized mobile alerts with context about narratives affecting their coverage areas. Community contributions from verified journalists improve detection accuracy across the network.
West African journalists and media professionals covering sensitive political and social topics
Real-time collective intelligence network of West African journalists combined with AI pattern recognition trained specifically on regional disinformation tactics.
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Push notifications when campaigns match your selected beats
Interactive map and timeline showing disinformation spread
Journalists can mark items as true/false with evidence
Track specific topics, politicians, or regions
Morning summary of active campaigns relevant to you
Visualize how narratives spread across platforms
Professional PDF summaries for editors
Contribute tips without revealing identity
Searchable database of past operations
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|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| beats | text | No |
| regions | text | No |
| reputation_score | int | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| title | text | No |
| narrative | text | No |
| severity | int | No |
| first_detected | timestamp | No |
| status | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| campaign_id | uuid | No |
| message | text | No |
| read | bool | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| campaign_id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| verdict | text | No |
| evidence | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/alertsFetch unread alerts for user
/api/campaignsRetrieve active campaigns with filtering
/api/contributeSubmit new sighting or verification
/api/webhooks/socialIngest data from social listening pipelines
5 alerts/week
None
Up to 8 seats
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 220 | 11% | $605 | $7,260 |
| Month 6 | 1,850 | 19% | $8,812 | $105,744 |
Real-time alerts and collective intelligence from West Africa's sharpest journalists. Stay ahead of the narrative.
Seed with respected investigative reporters from Joy FM, Premium Times, and RFI Afrique by offering lifetime Sentinel tier for early contributions. Leverage existing relationships in West African fact-checking networks like Dubawa and Africa Check. Host a virtual launch event with key media leaders to drive initial adoption.
Excellent network analysis
Too expensive and not built for individual journalists
Affordable, mobile-first, and built by and for West African reporters
Real-time data
No focus on disinformation or African markets
Purpose-built for disinformation defense at a fraction of the cost
Network effects from verified journalist contributors creating a proprietary, constantly updated map of disinformation actors and methods in the region.
Coordinated disinformation campaigns have become industrialized across West Africa while social platforms have reduced moderation efforts, creating a perfect storm for specialized monitoring tools.
Difficulty acquiring critical mass for network effects
Seed with influential journalists and offer strong individual value even at low network size
High volume of false positives in alerts
Continuous tuning with journalist feedback loop and adjustable sensitivity
Accusations of censorship or bias
Transparent methodology, open sourcing detection rules where possible
Success: Clear demand for real-time alerts and 70% would pay
Success: 40% of users engage with alerts weekly
Success: $2,500 MRR within 45 days
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