Govindraj is a television and print journalist, and an entrepreneur whose ventures are safeguarding the transparency, accuracy, and integrity of the internet in general. Most recently, he founded BOOM (www.boomlive.in), a fake news busting initiative that tracks and debunks viral hoaxes in real time. He also founded the award-winning IndiaSpend (indiaspend.org), a public interest journalism outfit and FactChecker (factchecker.in)which monitors media, politicians and other figures for accuracy. He was named a 2018 McNulty Prize Laureate in recognition for his leadership with BOOM, IndiaSpend, and FactChecker