Advanced Fact-Checking Using OSINT: Training Module

This training module provides a practical, methods‑first approach to advanced fact‑checking using Open Source Intelligence (OSINT). It focuses on verifying claims, tracing sources, authenticating images and videos, confirming location and time, validating documents and data, and documenting findings in a transparent way that others can reproduce.

At a glance:

• Audience: Fact‑checkers, journalists, newsroom researchers, and media professionals
• Level: Intermediate to advanced
• Delivery: Three‑day intensive or six‑session online series
• Core outputs: Verification logs, an evidence matrix, and a publish‑ready fact‑check draft

Developed by Inform Africa in collaboration with CIPESA, this module was supported through the Africa Digital Rights Fund (ADRF). It aims to build capacity in OSINT methodologies and strengthen digital resilience across the African media ecosystem.

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