The Importance of Fact-Checking for Activists and Human Rights Defenders

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The Intelligence Spotlight Series

Intel Focus

19 episodes

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The Intelligence Spotlight Series is your gateway into the OSINT, geopolitics and intelligence world . In each episode, we bring you conversations with leading investigators, journalists, academics, and experts who share their latest work, the use of OSINT tools and techniques, simplifying complex topics and knowledge sharing. Whether you're a professional in the field or just curious about how digital investigations unfold, this series gives you a front-row seat to the challenges and innovations in intelligence, media verification, and fact-checking.

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The Importance of Fact-Checking for Activists and Human Rights Defenders

The Intelligence Spotlight Series

58 minutes 26 seconds

9 months ago

The Importance of Fact-Checking for Activists and Human Rights Defenders

The first virtual panel of the Intelligence Spotlight series features two distinguished guests from Italy and the UK. Guest speakers bio:Nick Vant is a UK Fact-Checking Producer at Reuters Fact Check – Reuters news agency’s specialised fact-checking unit within its editorial department. He investigates cases of online mis- and disinformation with a focus on UK social media users. Before joining Reuters in mid-2023, Nick worked as a researcher on a range of global and social issues, including misinformation and media consumption habits.Leila Belhadj Mohamed is a freelance geopolitical journalist and board member of Privacy Network. She specialises in migration, human rights, digital rights, and the geopolitics of Africa and Southwest Asia. Leila is also a transfeminist activist, contributing to various podcasts and radio programs to discuss complex social issues. In this panel, both panellists shared their insights as journalists and fact-checker and also some important tips for everyone actively consuming news online.The panel was moderated by Qais Alamdar, founder of Intel Focus and OSINT analyst.