AFCN organises for the first time a “Live Climate Change Fact-checking Lab” November 30, 2023 Within the framework of the ARIJ 16th Forum, entitled “cross-border collaboration in a fragmented world“, from 1st to 3rd of December 2023, the ARIJ’s AFCN organised a “AFCN Climate Change Fact-checking Lab” , which took place between November 29-30, to…
AFCN organises a “Global South Information Disorder Masterclass” November 30, 2023 Within the framework of the 16th Arij Forum, entitled “cross-border collaboration in a fragmented world“, from 1 to 3rd of December 2023, the ARIJ’s AFCN organised a “Global South Information Disorder Masterclass” meeting in collaboration with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), which took…
AFCN organized a Closed Mental Health Session for Fact-checkers November 5, 2023 As part of its efforts in supporting Arab fact-checkers and ensuring their safety, the Arab Fact-Checkers Network from ARIJ organised a closed mental health support session for fact-checkers with Dr. Ahmad Sherri, a specialist in psychological therapy. The session objective was to learn…
“How do you benefit from ARIJ’s AFCN services?” Webinar October 25, 2023 On Oct 25, 2023, ARIJ organised a webinar under the title “How do you benefit from Arab Fact-checkers Network services”, with the participation of more than 60 participants via Zoom and 800+ viewers on Facebook in less than one week. This webinar is…
Dalil 6th webinar: How to investigate using Linkedin and Facebook? The sixthwebinar under Dalil project for 2023, entitled “How to investigate using Linkedin and Facebook?”, was organized on September 25, with the participation of more than 100 attendees via Zoom and +1000 Views via Facebook Live from different Arab countries. Over two hours, the session…
ARIJ Fact-Checking diploma under Dalil project in 2023 The Arab fact-checkers Network (AFCN) from ARIJ concluded on Wednesday, September 14, the fact-checking Diploma programme that launched in March 2023. The diplome targeted 38 fact-checkers from 7 Arab countries under Dalil project; in order to improve the Arab network community members and develop their capabilities in…
Competitive Call from ARIJ’s AFCN and FPU September 28, 2023 Free Press Unlimited (FPU), in collaboration with Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) from Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ), is implementing a programme called “Core Support for Independent Media in the Southern Neighborhood” funded by the European Union from 2021 to 2026. The main objective…
ARIJ’s AFCN Fact Lab: A new fact-checking project supported by GNI September 28, 2023 In commemoration of the International Day for Universal Access to Information, ARIJ‘s Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) proudly announces its partnership with Google News Initiative, to launch the “AFCN FactLab” project starting Sep 2023 and implement it on the ground in 10+…
Fact-checking challenges & opportunities in Africa: A New AFCN Webinar On Monday, 4th of September 2023, ARIJ’s AFCN discussed the opportunities and challenges that African fact-checkers are facing, in a webinar that was attended by 70+ participants via Zoom and +230 Views via Facebook Live from different Arab countries. Deputy Editor-in-Chief at Africa Check, Cayley…
TikTok Meeting with AFCN Community The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) led by ARIJ, held a meeting which gathered representatives from TikTok with AFCN community on August 22, 2023, this meeting organized by AFCN in order to keep the discussion open between Arab fact-checking organizations and major tech companies, in the aim of unifying efforts in…
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