ARIJ Concludes the 2nd Edition of its 2025 Fact-Checking Diploma
20 November 2025
ARIJ’s AFCN has concluded the second edition of the ARIJ Fact-Checking Diploma 2025, a program designed to strengthen the capacities of journalists and fact-checkers to produce accurate, ethical, and evidence-based content, and to apply professional fact-checking standards that enhance transparency and accountability across the Arab media landscape.
The online training program was delivered via the ARIJ Academy and Zoom, running from April 7 to August 11, 2025. The diploma initially brought together 36 journalists and fact-checkers from 12 Arab countries, and successfully concluded with 25 participants from 9 Arab countries who fulfilled all program requirements by the end of November.
Women made up 64% of the diploma graduates, while men accounted for 36%. Participants represented a diverse range of Arab countries, including Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen.
The diploma included 28 intensive training sessions focusing on the development of core and advanced fact-checking skills. A total of 11 trainers and experts from 8 Arab countries led the sessions, which covered specialized topics such as information disorder, geolocation techniques, political, scientific, and health fact-checking, as well as verifying climate change and environmental claims.
Participants also developed advanced skills in data fact-checking and visualization, investigating disinformation campaigns and coordinated networks, in addition to using artificial intelligence in fact-checking, including its ethical challenges.
The diploma culminated in the production of in-depth fact-checking reports supervised by three editors, in addition to one investigative report produced under the supervision of ARIJ’s editorial team. These reports were published on ARIJ’s website between September and November 2025, with a particular focus this year on disinformation that media outlets fall into.
Diploma Fact-Checking repots:
Inaccurate media framing changing Algeria's economic image!
"Political Propaganda": How the narrative of Hamas stealing aid became a multilateral propaganda tool?
Media fall into the trap of publishing unverified medical treatments by "experts" without verification
Between the RSF and the Army: Key claims of denial regarding the killing of civilians in Sudan
How images are taken out of context to deny starvation in Gaza: "Gaza Humanitarian Foundation" as a model
Electric Cars and Solar Energy: Between growing numbers and skepticism campaigns
Health Misinformation Threatens MS Patients with Unscientific Prescriptions
Fake Legitimacy: How Arab media contributed to giving credibility to a fake account?
Investigation: "Hidden Committees" – Fake accounts active in influencing the electoral vote in Morocco
How do the Fact-Checking Diploma trainees described their journey?
It is noteworthy that during the third day of ARIJ 18th Annual Forum in Amman on December 7, 2025, ARIJ’s AFCN announced the launch of the third edition of the intensive six-month Fact-Checking Diploma, free of charge for journalists and fact-checkers during 2026. Registration closes on February 5, 2026.
