National elections in South Africa, the Philippines, and in India have tested the disinformation-busting strategies of three digital-born newsrooms on the frontline of the fightback against disinformation. At the Daily Maverick in South Africa, Rappler in the Philippines, and The Quint in India, a combination of network mapping and analysis, audience-engaged fact-checking verticals, and traditional investigative reporting, along with community-focused issues and policy analysis, has been driving coverage. Underpinning these strategies was a common sense of democratic mission associated with accountability journalism.