Independent journalism · Mongolia

Power speaks in code — we decode it.

Decoding Mongolia is an independent journalism project. We make the hard topics of politics and economics understandable to everyone — through satire, facts, and research. We flatter no one and we are hostile to no one: we judge systems, not people.

Latest

Satire up front, dossiers in the back — the newest from every desk.

Layout note: these are sample cards marking where real posts go. The launch batch (5 cartoons, 2 money-watch briefs, promise-tracker baseline, survey intro) is still in production — nothing here is a published allegation.

Money Watch

Every week we follow public money: tenders, budgets, spending. Every figure is sourced.

Tender / itemAmountAgencyStatus
Sample: road maintenance tender, district sample₮ sampleSample agencySample
Sample: school renovation procurement₮ sampleSample agencySample
Sample: hospital equipment purchase₮ sampleSample agencySample

Layout note: sample rows only. Real findings with sourced figures replace them at launch. How we verify every number →

Promise Tracker

Pledges vs. delivery — updated as news breaks.

Sample

100 new kindergartens

Pledged: sample · Source: sample

In progress — 35%

Sample

New hospital wing completed

Pledged: sample · Source: sample

Kept — 100%

Sample

Anti-corruption hotline reform

Pledged: sample · Source: sample

Stalled — 10%

Layout note: sample pledges only. The real pledge baseline loads at launch. Open the full tracker →

This month's survey

10–12 neutral questions, once a month. Results published with charts — always.

Sample

Survey #1: What should we investigate next?

Our first real survey opens at launch. Past results and charts will live on the surveys page.

Vote (opens at launch)