ARIJ’s AFCN in Brazil Marks the Conclusion of a 3-Year Global South Study on Information Disorder October 14, 2025  The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) from ARIJ concluded its participation in the final meeting of the “Information Disorder in the Global South” research consortium, held in São Paulo, Brazil, from October 12 to 14, 2025.…

  ARIJ’s AFCN Concludes “Masar” Project   October 1, 2025 The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN), from ARIJ, concluded the “Masar” project, which ran from October 2024 to September 2025 with the support of “Meta,” achieving its goals in enhancing fact-checking capabilities in the Arab world and combating information disorder. The project aimed to elevate the…

AFCN’s 3rd Regional Meeting of 2025: Improving Methodologies and Claim Selection September 23, 2025  The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) from ARIJ, held its third regional meeting of 2025 on Tuesday, September 23. The event brought together over 50 fact-checkers representing 23 organizations from 13 Arab countries to advance fact-checking methodologies, enhance the quality of reports,…

  ARIJ’s AFCN at GlobalFact12 in Brazil   Rio de Janeiro, June 28, 2025 The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) from ARIJ, took part in the 12th Global Fact-Checking Summit (#GlobalFact12), organized by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) from June 25 to 27, 2025, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The summit brought together over 300 fact-checkers…

AFCN FactLab 2025: 170+ Trainees in Pre- & Post-Publication Fact-checking Workshops    June 1,2025 ARIJ’s Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) conducted two workshops, lasting 10 training hours and targeting over 170 journalists, university students, and many who were interested in the field of fact-checking.  The first workshop, held on May 4, 2025 and attended by 100+…

AFCN 2nd Regional Meeting in 2025: Enhancing the Sustainability of Fact-Checking Organizations May 20, 2025 Amidst the rapid transformations witnessed in 2025, from changes in the policies of technology companies and social media platforms towards the field of fact-checking, to the cessation of American fund provided through USAID to Non-govermental organizations globally and its direct…

AI in Fact-Checking: An Intensive Training within “Masar” Program 13 May 2025  Under the theme “AI and Fact-Checking… How Can We Integrate It into Our Daily Work?”, the Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) from ARIJ, concluded an intensive nine-hour training held from May 11 to 13, 2025, focused on exploring how AI tools can be utilized…

Sustaining Fact-Checking Organizations: SA7 Sub-Grants 2024-2025   May 1, 2025 SA7 project sub-grants was launched in September 2024, as part of the strategic goals of the Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) from ARIJ, to support and build the capacities of fact-checking organizations within its community. This eight-month grant, which ran until the end of April 2025,…

  ARIJ’s AFCN Trains 100+ Journalists on Investigating Disinformation    April 27, 2025  The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) from ARIJ, held a specialized virtual training titled “Investigating Disinformation”, with the participation of over 100 trainees from across the Arab world. The training spanned two sessions, held on April 13 and 27, 2025, and was led…

  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…

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…

“In Times of Fear, Collaboration becomes Critical” Maria Ressa said it at GlobalFact11, ARIJ’s AFCN Experienced it during the Gaza War! AFCN manager, Saja Mortada During GlobalFact11 in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa, reminded fact-checkers experiencing harassment that they are not alone, and that in times of fear, “collaboration becomes critical.” Unfortunately,…

The Significance of Integrating AFCN Fact-Checking Lab into the WPFD Newsroom   Saja Mortada, AFCN Manager The story started from summer 2023. One year ago. It was June 2023, and preparations for the ARIJ annual forum in Amman, Jordan kicked off. That year, a significant focus was placed on the Arab Fact-checkers Network (AFCN) Track,…

AFCN and Full Fact Unite for AI-Powered Fact-Checking in Arabic  April 2, 2024 Written by: ARIJ’s AFCN team Since ARIJ (Arab Reporters For Investigative Journalism), started its Artificial Intelligence (AI) journey in 2021, its focus has always been, and will continue to be, supporting its community of investigative journalists and fact-checkers, facilitating their work, and…

Fact Checking in a Polarized Egyptian Public Opinion Saheeh Masr In the summer of 1967, Egyptians sat by their radios to listen to Ahmed Said, a broadcaster at “Sawt al-Arab” (voice of the Arabs), as he announced in his baritone voice that the “Egyptian army succeeded in defeating the Israeli army and is now teaching…