The collaboration will include:
🔹 Research and knowledge production
🔹 Training programs and capacity building
🔹 Development of data-driven digital tools
🔹 Joint events and knowledge-sharing activities
The first activities will be announced soon.
📌 New Collaboration Between Arabi Facts Hub and Infotimes
Arabi Facts Hub welcomes a new collaboration with InfoTimes Academy through a joint framework focused on research, training, and the development of digital tools to address information disorder.
The limited volume but high reach suggests amplified distribution without broad organic discussion.
🔗 Full report: arabifactshub.com/en/articles/...
A Persian hashtag translated as “Mossad Terrorists” first appeared on January 13, initially driven by Tasnim.
Activity did not exceed 296 tweets, yet reached ~19M estimated reach and nearly 27K interactions.
This track later shifted toward “liberation” framing that intersected with calls for foreign military intervention.
🔹 Second: A pro-regime counter-campaign emerged in response.
Peak activity (Cairo time) occurred between 12:00 AM and 10:00 AM, aligning largely with North American time zones.
AFH identified two opposing digital tracks shaping the narrative.
🔹 First: An opposition-aligned amplification track promoting Reza Pahlavi.
Geographic data shows the highest share of interactions came from:
🔹 United States
🔹 Germany
🔹 Iran
Followed by Canada, the UK, and India.
Platform distribution shows:
🔹 Instagram: nearly 47%
🔹 X: about a quarter
Instagram was the primary driver of volume.
Language distribution adds another signal:
🔹English accounted for nearly 56% of posts.
This suggests messaging aimed at audiences beyond Iran.
These figures are indicative of coordinated posting and amplification patterns, rather than purely organic growth.
The scale and timing point to structured distribution.
BrandMentions estimates show:
🔹 Approximately 102,000 posts
🔹 Estimated total reach of about 11 billion
🔹 Nearly 167 million recorded interactions
Data shows a disproportionate spike in activity, particularly before the so-called “Grand Tehran Bazaar” protests.
This surge occurred despite later internet cutoffs inside Iran, suggesting amplification beyond purely domestic activity.
Soon after, additional hashtags gained traction, including: #FreeIran #IraniansStandWithIsrael
The messaging expanded beyond domestic protest framing.
According to AFH’s analysis, the online surge began on December 20, 2025.
The hashtag #KingRezaPahlavi first appeared on Instagram before expanding further.
In late December 2025, protests escalated in Iran amid economic strain and currency collapse.
At the same time, online activity intensified shaping parallel narratives across platforms.
📌 What drove the online calls for protest in Iran in late December 2025?
AFH analyzed a cross-border digital campaign that both preceded and accompanied the protests.
Here’s what the data shows. 👇
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📌 From university lecture halls to regional partnerships, Arabi Facts Hub is working to build a generation resilient to disinformation.
This carousel highlights key milestones, methodology, and impact from our latest article.
Arabi Facts Hub is participating in the forum as a partner, in line with its work in fact-checking, coordinated campaign analysis, and capacity building.
🔗 Full agenda:
pdaf.net
🔗 Registration link:
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The discussions will address:
🔹Palestinian digital narratives and how they are shaped
🔹Platform accountability and algorithmic bias
🔹Disinformation, fact-checking, and open-source investigations (OSINT)
🔹Artificial intelligence, memory documentation, and community organizing
The forum brings together digital sessions and in-person workshops held across several Palestinian cities, with participation from more than 68 speakers and trainers from Palestine, the region, and beyond.
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The tenth edition of the Palestine Digital Activism Forum 2026 will take place on March 30–31, 2026, organized by 7amleh – The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media, under the theme:
"The Battle Over the Palestinian Digital Narrative in the Information Age".
📌 How are Palestinian digital narratives discussed in the age of information?
@7amleh.bsky.social
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From Egyptian universities to regional partnerships, this piece explores:
🔹 AFH’s training methodology
🔹 University engagement and impact
🔹 Regional expansion across the Arab world
🔹 Why verification skills are now essential in the journalism job market
In this article, Arabi Facts Hub reflects on a four-year journey of working with media students and journalists across the Arab region, building awareness before tools, integrating AI and data into journalism training, and bridging the gap between universities and the job market.
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📌 In a region where disinformation is no longer the exception but the norm, rebuilding trust in information requires more than tools. It requires a shift in mindset.
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The collaboration framework includes:
🔹 Joint programs and initiatives for journalists and media students
🔹 Research and knowledge-based activities on media and disinformation
🔹 Exchange of professional expertise between both sides
📍 Details of the first activities will be announced soon.
The protocol establishes a framework for collaboration in fact-checking, in-depth journalism, and research and knowledge production related to information disorder in the Arab region.
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