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Meedan is committed to improving safe and equitable access to quality information during emergencies. Our team expresses its solidarity by offering assistance to collectives and organizations engaging in fact-checking related to the emergency situation and its aftermath. Meedan’s emergency response includes technical assistance for teams seeking critical information distribution, as well as networking and financial support to partners.

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Kinan aims to bring AI to the fact-checking newsroom and allows Fatabyyano’s audience to request fact-checks from the journalists on team. Social media users can reach out to Kinan and ask questions using Facebook messenger, Instagram and Twitter.

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“We are pleased to partner with Meedan as part of our fact-checking efforts in the Middle East and North Africa region. With the increasing prevalence of misinformation on social media platforms, our dedication lies in curbing the spread of false news in Arabic and ensuring that accurate information is easily accessible.”
Dr. Moath Althaher
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Featured Initiatives

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Learn about Meedan’s past emergency response initiatives.

Turkey-Syria Earthquake 2023

Technical assistance, networking and financial support
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Beirut Response Fund 2022

Crisis funding to independent media
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COVID-19 Microgrants Fund 2020

Support during the pandemic
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Shalini Joshi

Shalini Joshi has worked as a media educator and journalist in India and is cofounder of Khabar Lahariya, an independent women-led newsroom in India.
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Shalini
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Sneha Alexander

Sneha Alexander is a public policy graduate with work experiences as a data journalist and fact-checker in India.
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Sneha
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Eric Mugendi

Mugendi is a verification expert, having managed one of Africa’s leading fact-checking organizations. He has an interest in technology for good, and has also contributed to the growth of citizen-driven civic tech initiatives in East Africa.
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Eric
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Haramoun Hamieh

Haramoun is a media worker and consultant. He co-founded and managed several media initiatives at the intersection of social sciences, journalism, archiving and design. He is interested in exploring the various ways digital media, big tech and algorithms influence how we learn about and react to hyperlocal and global events.
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Haramoun Hamieh

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Meedan announces earthquake crisis response for media covering Turkey and Syria

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Meedan announces a Beirut Response Fund for independent media in Lebanon

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Check Global launches microgrants for COVID-19 media work in emerging economies

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