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AI-assisted fact-checking in Arabic: the Kashif chatbot

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June 27, 2025

The fact-checking organisation Kashif operates out of Ramallah in the West Bank. In this video, founder Riham Abu Aita explains how the Kashif bot, an Arabic-language chatbot that supports user queries, was developed and implemented.

During times of crisis and war, disinformation overflows. While AI-generated disinformation spreads rapidly in the Middle East, detection tools that work well in Arabic are scarce. But in the region, individuals and organizations push forward the development and adaption of Arabic-language AI tools. 

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