10 Facts About The Quint

1.

The Quint was the first major investor in the tech startup Quintype founded by Amit Rathore.

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2.

In February 2017, The Quint launched two online content verticals Quint Neon, a lifestyle news section and QuintLabs, a multimedia exposition platform.

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3.

In January 2019, The Quint introduced subscriptions for advertisement free delivery of its content and in July, it introduced a premium membership initiative for access to webinars for members.

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4.

In May 2020, The Quint was acquired by Gaurav Mercantiles through which it was listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange.

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5.

In terms of editorial content, The Quint is focused on educational and explanatory journalism.

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6.

The Quint is in particular involved in combating disinformation on the messenger app WhatsApp which has been noted to have become a difficult-to-penetrate viral distribution network afflicted by disinformation in India.

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7.

The Quint has been certified by the Poynter Institute's International Fact-Checking Network for its reporting in WebQoof, its in-house fact-checking division.

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8.

On 27 March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in India, The Quint published an article which reported that India was in stage-3 transmission.

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9.

The report published by The Quint had quoted Girdhar Gyani, the head of the NGO, Association of Healthcare Providers.

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10.

The Quint website received a monthly unique readership of approximately 16 million as of March 2019.

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