AFP offers tailored training in digital investigation

We provide training for journalists – in-person, virtual or hybrid, ranging from just a few hours to multiple days.

Choose from a variety of topics:

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Optimising your online searches 

  • Learn to use search operators
  • Discover how to restrict your searches to find only what you really need 

Searching on social media 

  • Learn techniques for effective searching on a variety of platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, Telegram and LinkedIn

Reverse image searches

  • Learn to find the origin of photos and videos
  • Practice using InVID-WeVerify and other reverse image search tools

Geolocation

  • Use clues in images to figure out their locations
  • Learn to navigate online maps and satellite imagery

Verifying AI-generated content  

  • Spot clues that point to images or audio being AI-generated
  • Discover how to use AI detectors (and their limits)

Verification for breaking news 

  • Locate reliable sources of information
  • Verify user-generated content
  • Learn to analyze metadata

Verification during elections  

  • Learn about common forms of false claims before, during and after elections
  • Prepare a battle plan

Strengthening your digital security

  • Audit your online footprint
  • Learn best practices for preventing and responding to digital harassment

Verifying health and climate claims 

  • Learn about common types of scientific misinformation
  • Identify reliable sources of health and climate data

A global team with unparalleled reach

AFP is a global news agency with bureaus in more than 260 locations. Our fact-checking team is the largest in the world, with over a hundred reporters working in more than 20 languages.

What they're saying about us

Virginia Digón

Journalist with La Voz del Interior (Argentina) and participant in a training session for the "Comunidad Informada" project supported by CFI

“The training was incredible. It was highly relevant and comprehensive, and the trainers explained complex concepts in a very accessible way. I’m leaving with plenty of work to do in order to start putting these tools into practice”

Bárbara Marques

Trainee reporter at Estado de S. Paulo (Brazil)

“(AFP training) not only broadened my knowledge and gave me new resources but also taught me fact-checking techniques that will undoubtedly make me a better professional from now on. I believe that, in journalism, showing what you do is wonderful. But showing HOW you do it is worth its weight in gold.”

​ Tan Chee Yun

Business Correspondent at Lianhe Zaobao​ (Singapore)

The workshop was extremely useful for our newsroom, as we previously lacked a structured fact-checking process and relied solely on international news sources. Now, with the newly acquired skills, my team can use the recommended tools to streamline our breaking news reporting. The workshop content was relevant to our newsroom’s needs, and the instructors really have deep expertise in their fields. The pacing was excellent as it allowed us to absorb the material with hands-on exercises.