Fact-Checker / Verification Researcher

About the role

This role combines monitoring of online content with deep verification research, producing fact-checks and investigative video content for social media. It works closely with editorial, video and production teams to turn research findings into strong visual stories.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor social media, news websites and open sources to spot emerging claims, misinformation and misleading content.
• Verify claims, news reports, images, videos, documents and posts using reliable sources and digital verification tools.
• Trace content back to its original source and build timelines of how claims spread.
• Carry out OSINT research: reverse image search, video verification, geolocation, source analysis and social media investigation.
• Track accounts, websites and networks behind specific narratives, and cross-check information against official sources, credible media, public records and databases.
• Identify manipulated, recycled, AI-generated or out-of-context visual content.
• Document findings with clear evidence and source records.
• Develop fact-checking and investigative story ideas and write engaging scripts for short-form videos.

Required profile

• Background in journalism, media research, fact-checking, OSINT or digital investigations.
• Strong news judgment, attention to detail and ability to assess the reliability of online information.
• Strong writing and storytelling skills, especially for social media video content.
• Ability to handle several investigations at once and react quickly to developing stories.
• Arabic and English proficiency highly preferred.