“In Times of Fear, Collaboration becomes Critical” Maria Ressa said it at GlobalFact11, ARIJ’s AFCN Experienced it during the Gaza War!

“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

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 

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

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…