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It is now possible for you to check the daily messages that come to you on your phone, with the click of a button, and to know whether the video sent to you or the message is real or just a rumor. In new media platforms in the Arab Gulf region. The site provides “fact-checking” news that is exchanged through social media and instant chat applications in the Gulf countries, in light of the increase in fake digital content and fake information, and after these means have become an effective alternative to traditional news sources.
Kanash relies primarily on visual images and memes as a primary means of disseminating the results of the news verification process and re-passing it on social media. In addition to the textual content that it provides through the website, which includes the publication of the full procedures for the verification process of news stories. It also provides training opportunities for students of media colleges in the Arab Gulf countries, including online training on fact-checking techniques and how to verify content generated by social media users and chat programs on smartphones.
The idea of "Kanash" began after a field research on the habits of people in the Arab Gulf region in receiving news. It was originally presented as a pilot project at the City University of New York Journalism. The research showed that 47% of the Gulf nationals surveyed receive daily news from social media. However, they expressed their extreme frustration with the news they receive, and that a large percentage of it is misleading rumours.
Ibrahim Aqili (Jeddah)