AFP's fact-checking operations will now cover North Africa and the Middle East. International news agency AFP is expanding its global fact-checking operations to North Africa and the Middle East, through a new contract with social media giant Facebook. In Africa, AFP's fact-checking operations have already been active in South Africa, Cameroon, Nigeria, Kenya and Senegal. Based in Beirut, the new Middle East and North Africa fact-checking team will work in liaison with journalists in the region's bureaux and will verify factually suspect content being spread in the region, with additional context provided where necessary. "We are delighted to extend our fact-checking project with Facebook into the Middle East and beyond," says Phil Chetwynd, AFP global news director.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 07, 2019 08:26 UTC