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…
How to build your fact-checking career? A new webinar entitled “How to build your fact-checking career?”, with the participation of more than 90 attendees via Zoom and +400 Views via Facebook Live from different Arab countries. In this webinar, the Deputy Director of the International Fact-checking Network (IFCN), Ferdi Ozsoy, gave an introduction to the…
Google Meeting with AFCN Community The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) led by ARIJ, held a meeting which gathered representatives from Google with AFCN community members on Thursday 27th of July 2023. This comes as a part of “Dalil” project which is supported by the European Union, in partnership with “Siren” in Lebanon and “JOSA” in…
Fact-checking Social Media Content: Dalil’s 3rd webinar The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) led by ARIJ, organised its third webinar on Monday 10th of July under “Dalil” project, which is supported by the European Union, in partnership with “Siren” in Lebanon and “JOSA” in Jordan. The trainer in the webinar was Samya Ayish, ARIJ communication manager,…
Dalil 2nd webinar: Art of interviewing for fact-checkers and journalists The “Arab Fact-Checkers Network” (AFCN) led by ARIJ, organised on July 3, its second webinar under the Dalil project supported by the EU and in partnership with “Siren” and “Josa”, entitled “The art of interviewing for fact-checkers and journalists”, with the participation of more than…
AFCN Organises its First Dalil Webinar in 2023 The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) led by ARIJ, organised its first “Dalil” webinar on Monday 12th of June,which is supported by the European Union, in partnership with “Siren” in Lebanon and “JOSA” in Jordan. In this webinar, The OSINT specialist and the digital media trainer “Eoghan Sweeney“,…
AFCN Conducted Physical Safety Clinics for Fact-checkers The “Arab Fact-Checkers Network” led by ARIJ, organised during May 2023, 9 physical safety one-to-one clinics for fact-checkers under the AFCN’s project “Dalil”, which is supported by the European Union, in partnership with “Siren” in Lebanon and “JOSA” in Jordan. The Physical safety clinics were conducted by trainer…
AFCN Organises Psychosocial Clinics for Fact-checkers March, 2023 As part of its efforts in supporting fact-checkers and providing protection for them, the Arab Fact-checkers Network(AFCN) led by ARIJ, organised during March 2023, 14 psychosocial clinics for 14 fact-checkers from the seven countries targeted under “Dalil’’ project. This project is funded by the European Union, implemented…
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