ARIJ’s AFCN Celebrates IFCD 2025 with an Impactful Campaign The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) from ARIJ, highlighted the  International Fact-Checking Day on April 2nd with a three-day campaign highlighting the network’s impact on combating misinformation in the Arab world. The campaign, “AFCN Impact: A Community Driving Change,” ran from April 1st to 3rd under…

The Road to Building an Arab Fact-Checking Community    

AFCN Chatbot Team Completes an Advanced Fact-Checking Training as Part of “Masar” Project   The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) from ARIJ concluded an intensive, advanced training designed to enhance the skills of the AFCN Chatbot team in the critical field of fact-checking. Conducted via Zoom from February 23 to 26, 2025, the training focused on…

AFCN community met ARIJ’s Investigative Journalists at the 1st Regional Meeting in 2025 February 18, 2025 The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) from ARIJ held its first regional meeting of 2025, bringing together investigative journalists from the ARIJ community with fact-checkers from the AFCN community, alongside ARIJ’s editorial and AFCN teams. The gathering aimed to discuss…

AFCN organized a closed “Mental health support” session to its community  January 29, 2025 In its first virtual meeting dedicated for its community in 2025, the Arab Fact Checkers Network (AFCN) from ARIJ, has held a closed session entitled “AFCN Community: “Let’s Care for Our Mental Health,” in order to give our mental health the…

AFCN conducts “Fact-checking: Strategic planning & development” Workshop at ARIJ24 forum December 8, 2024 Within the framework of the ARIJ24 forum in 2024, entitled “Journalism Unbound” held from December 6 to 8, 2024, AFCN organised a workshop titled “Fact-checking: Strategic planning and development”, supported by the Norwegian Foundation for Investigative Journalism (SKUP). The workshop brought…

“Pre-publication fact-checking in media organisations: challenges & opportunities” meeting at ARIJ24 forum December 8, 2024 Within the framework of the ARIJ24 forum in 2024, entitled “Journalism Unbound” held from December 6 to 8, 2024, ARIJ’s AFCN organised a meeting titled “Pre-publication fact-checking in media organisations: challenges and opportunities”, as part of “SA7” project supported by…

“Advanced Training Skills”: AFCNFactLab Workshop during ARIJ Forum 2024 December 8, 2024 As part of ARIJ 17th forum, which brought together more than 700 journalists, fact-checkers and supporters of independent media from all over the world from December 6 to 8, 2024 in Jordan, the Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) organized the “Advanced Training Skills” workshop…

“Collaboration to Counter Mis/Disinformation During War on Gaza and South Lebanon”: ARIJ’s AFCN Award Winner 2024 8/12/2024, Jordan The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) led by ARIJ announced, during the closing ceremony of ARIJ16 forum on December 4th, 2023, its fact-checking award, which is the first of its kind in the Arab world. In its first…

Partners & Donors In-Person Meeting with AFCN Community: Last Regional Meeting in 2024 at #ARIJ24 December 7, 2024 The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) community led by ARIJ, met in its 12th regional meeting during ARIJ’s annual forum. The AFCN has been organizing regional meetings since 2022, during which key issues contributing to the growth and…

  ARIJ’s AFCN Celebrates IFCD 2025 with an Impactful Campaign The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) from ARIJ, highlighted the  International Fact-Checking Day on April 2nd with a three-day campaign highlighting the network’s impact on combating misinformation in the Arab world. The campaign, “AFCN Impact: A Community Driving Change,” ran from April 1st to 3rd under…

The Road to Building an Arab Fact-Checking Community    

AFCN Chatbot Team Completes an Advanced Fact-Checking Training as Part of “Masar” Project   The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) from ARIJ concluded an intensive, advanced training designed to enhance the skills of the AFCN Chatbot team in the critical field of fact-checking. Conducted via Zoom from February 23 to 26, 2025, the training focused on…

AFCN community met ARIJ’s Investigative Journalists at the 1st Regional Meeting in 2025 February 18, 2025 The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) from ARIJ held its first regional meeting of 2025, bringing together investigative journalists from the ARIJ community with fact-checkers from the AFCN community, alongside ARIJ’s editorial and AFCN teams. The gathering aimed to discuss…

AFCN organized a closed “Mental health support” session to its community  January 29, 2025 In its first virtual meeting dedicated for its community in 2025, the Arab Fact Checkers Network (AFCN) from ARIJ, has held a closed session entitled “AFCN Community: “Let’s Care for Our Mental Health,” in order to give our mental health the…

AFCN conducts “Fact-checking: Strategic planning & development” Workshop at ARIJ24 forum December 8, 2024 Within the framework of the ARIJ24 forum in 2024, entitled “Journalism Unbound” held from December 6 to 8, 2024, AFCN organised a workshop titled “Fact-checking: Strategic planning and development”, supported by the Norwegian Foundation for Investigative Journalism (SKUP). The workshop brought…

“Pre-publication fact-checking in media organisations: challenges & opportunities” meeting at ARIJ24 forum December 8, 2024 Within the framework of the ARIJ24 forum in 2024, entitled “Journalism Unbound” held from December 6 to 8, 2024, ARIJ’s AFCN organised a meeting titled “Pre-publication fact-checking in media organisations: challenges and opportunities”, as part of “SA7” project supported by…

“Advanced Training Skills”: AFCNFactLab Workshop during ARIJ Forum 2024 December 8, 2024 As part of ARIJ 17th forum, which brought together more than 700 journalists, fact-checkers and supporters of independent media from all over the world from December 6 to 8, 2024 in Jordan, the Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) organized the “Advanced Training Skills” workshop…

“Collaboration to Counter Mis/Disinformation During War on Gaza and South Lebanon”: ARIJ’s AFCN Award Winner 2024 8/12/2024, Jordan The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) led by ARIJ announced, during the closing ceremony of ARIJ16 forum on December 4th, 2023, its fact-checking award, which is the first of its kind in the Arab world. In its first…

Partners & Donors In-Person Meeting with AFCN Community: Last Regional Meeting in 2024 at #ARIJ24 December 7, 2024 The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) community led by ARIJ, met in its 12th regional meeting during ARIJ’s annual forum. The AFCN has been organizing regional meetings since 2022, during which key issues contributing to the growth and…