AFCN organized a psycho-social safety workshop for fact-checkers June 2, 2022 The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) led by ARIJ organised a psycho-social safety workshop for fact-checkers under the Dalil project. The workshop was conducted by the Lebanese consultant Dr. Khaled Nasser, a trauma therapist expert, and was held as an introduction for the following individual…
“Dalil” 1st webinar: Facing the challenges of fact-checkers in the Arab world 01/06/2022 On June 1st 2022, The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) led by ARIJ hold the first webinar under the Dalil project, where 7 representatives of Arab fact-checking organisations/initiatives from the targeted countries were invited to talk about the most prominent challenges they…
AFCN organised its first fact-checking workshop under Dalil project May 19, 2022 The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) led by ARIJ, conducted the first online workshop of the #Dalil project under the title “Pre- and post publication fact-checking for beginners” from 16th to 19th of May 2022. 18 fact-checkers from 10 fact-checking organisations/initiatives and 7…
AFCN organized its first training with Google News Initiative 25 April 2022 The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) led by ARIJ, conducted the first training with Google News Initiative (GNI) on 25th April 2022 with almost 50 participants, under the title “Advanced Research and Google Tools”. The journalist and trainer Pamela Kesrouani, GNI’s fellow teacher…
New project “DALIL” – Toward A More Effective and Innovative Arab Fact-Checkers Network AFCN/ARIJ launches a new initiative that will boost the ability of fact-checkers in the MENA region to counter fake news and limit its impact on communities. The Disinformation Assessment, Listening and Investigation Lab (DALIL), funded by the European Union, will be implemented…
Resources Meeting the Challenges of Information Disorder in the Global South The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) by ARIJ contributed to the study “Meeting the Challenges of Information Disorder in the Global South” covering the Middle East and North Africa, alongside with teams of independent fact-checkers in Latin America, policy makers in Africa and media education…
Study by UCT maps fight against information disorder in Global South The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) by ARIJ contributed to the study “Meeting the Challenges of Information Disorder in the Global South” covering the Middle East and North Africa, alongside with teams of independent fact-checkers in Latin America, policy makers in Africa and media education…
AFCN concludes the third fact-checking workshop within #SA7 project 17 March 2022 The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) led by ARIJ, organised a remote workshop through ARIJ Academy on “Post-publication fact-checking”, between 14th and 17th of March 2022, under the “Sa7” project. This project is part of the regional program “Qarib”, which is implemented by…
AFCN concludes a pre-publication fact-checking workshop 25 February 2022 The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) led by ARIJ organised a virtual four-day workshop from February 21 to 24, 2022 through ARIJ Academy, on “pre-publication fact-checking”, in the framework of the project “Sa7” which is part of the regional program “Qarib”, implemented by the French Agency…
Webinar #Sa7 II: How can Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning help us in fighting mis/dis-information? February 17, 2022 Under the title “How can Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning help us in fighting mis/dis-information?” the Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) led by ARIJ, hosted the second webinar of the project “Sa7” on February 17, 2022, with…