Fatabyyano uses the following criteria to accept or reject any funds, partnerships, or sponsorships:

1. The sponsor, partner, or funder can be any institution, organization, company, NGO, NPO, or individual, nationally or internationally. However, All must commit to ethical practices, align with Fatabyyano’s values and mission, and maintain transparency about their intentions, providing clear and honest communication regarding their expectations and contributions.

2. Neutrality: The sponsor, partner, or funder must not have any religious or political affiliation.

3. Content Independence: The sponsor, partner, or funder must not impose any restrictions or conditions on content development or editing. Fact-checking and content editing must remain completely independent by Fatabyyano.

4. The sponsor, partner, or funder must not intend to purchase content exclusively, as we are committed to making facts accessible to the public. 

5. Ethical Standards: The sponsor, partner, or funder must adhere to ethical standards that align with Fatabyyano’s mission and values.

In 2019/2020: From 1 March 2019 until 1 May 2020

• – The period between 1 Mar 2019 and 1 Mar 2020, it was one of the Most Difficult Times for Fatabyyano Since it lanched. As we apply for a multiple of grants and investment opportunities either in Jordan or outside Jordan with No Luck!
• – Fatabyyano was mainly funded by her Founder and CEO, Dr.Moath, it’s in the same period when Dr.Althaher left practicing Medicine to keep Fatabyyano stand up.
• – In addition to that, Fatabyyano receives funds via Peacegeeks under the Artist in Residence Program. which help Fatabyyano for 2 Months, June & July 2020.
• Artist in Residence It is a program designed to empower artists and content creators to develop their ideas and concepts and turn them into actual artworks. The program supports participants to develop content about topics and concepts that focuses on the values of peace and understanding (useful dialogue) in the communities.
• – In the Third Quarter of 2019, INJAZ support Fatabyyano under “My-Startup Project”; They Support Fatabyyano by offering us Free Co-Working Space Areas, Meeting Rooms, Legal Consultations as well as Logistics & Technical support. Which cover a lot of Expenses.
• Location: Jordan-Amman-Mecca Street-Building 46 – INJAZ – 5th Floor
• – on Feb 2020 Dr.Althaher Give Paid Training; 40+ hours Fact-checking training for journalists, bloggers and media specialists in Uzbekistan supported by the UNESCO project Enhancing the Capacity of Uzbek Media to Serve the Public Interest Project”
• – On 19 March 2020 Facebook Announced it’s Partnership with Fatabyyano as a third Party Fact-checker in the Middle East & North Africa. Fatabyyano since 19 March 2020 has checked articles, images and videos on Facebook as part of the social network’s third-party fact-checking initiative. This work is funded by Facebook.
• – On 30 April 2020, The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) and Facebook Announced the Final batch of CoronaVirus Fact-checking Grants and Fatabyyano received Funding for their Project: F-19 Vs. COVID – 19.
  This project aims to fight misinformation in 19 Arab countries by delivering 19 packages composed of animated videos, fact-checked articles, and infographics. The team will use sign language in its visual production to reach a wider audience.

 In 2020/2021: From 1 May 2020 until 31 July 2021

– In 2020/2021, the main source of Funding for Fatabyyano was our Partnership with Facebook as a third Party Fact-checker in the Middle East & North Africa. Fatabyyano since 19 March 2020 has checked articles, images, and videos on Facebook as part of the social network’s third-party fact-checking initiative. This work is funded by Facebook Company.
https://www.facebook.com/business/help/182222309230722
For more information, Facebook’s Third-Party Fact-Checking Program.
The list of Facebook independent fact-checking partners, by country

– In May 2020, Fatabyyano signed a contract with https://cfi.fr/fr. for the Production of infographics, videos, and a “fake-news tracker under the Name, Rumor is Virus, too!
and here you can check all the content that had been produced as well as the Fake News Tracker
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11kLzIHzKBTmm4DjyKZ3loR6VFCf-KCaK/view?usp=sharing

– In Feb 2021, Fatabyyano signed an agreement with the International Fact-Checking Network at Poynter Institute for media studies, INC. for REMOTE TEACHING AND MENTORING PARTNERSHIP.  to work together to design and conduct trainings in Tunisia between 22nd of February and 30th June 2021.
https://www.poynter.org/news-release/2021/poynter-expands-global-teaching-programs-names-baybars-orsek-director-of-international-programming/

 In 2021/2022: From 1 Aug 2020 until 30 Sep 2022

– In 2021/2022, the main source of Funding for Fatabyyano was our Partnership with META as a third Party Fact-checker in the Middle East & North Africa. Fatabyyano since 19 March 2020 has Fact-checked articles, images, and videos on Facebook and Instagram as part of the social network’s third-party fact-checking initiative. This work is funded by META.
https://www.facebook.com/formedia/mjp/programs/third-party-fact-checking
https://www.facebook.com/business/help/182222309230722
For more information, Facebook’s Third-Party Fact-Checking Program.
The list of Facebook independent fact-checking partners, by country
https://www.facebook.com/formedia/mjp/programs/third-party-fact-checking/partner-map

– In April 2022, Fatabyyano signed an agreement with the International Fact-Checking Network at Poynter Institute for media studies, to receive a Fund under the Global Fact-Checking Mentorship Program to deliver the Drawing out the health fact-checking protocol program,
https://www.poynter.org/global-fact-checking-mentorship-program/
https://www.poynter.org/from-the-institute/2022/poynters-international-fact-checking-network-selects-six-global-mentors-and-invites-mentees-to-apply-for-funding/
Fatabyyano provides fact-checkers with the tools, techniques and resources to investigate health misinformation and disinformation. The training addresses the different types of medical studies, the most common mistakes journalists make when dealing with medical articles, and reasons why people believe health misinformation. By the end of this program, the mentor and mentees will work as a group to create well-structured, informative and authentic protocols and guidelines that support the fact-checkers who deal with health-related misinformation around the world. Best practices will be published and translated into six languages. )

– In September 2022, had been Selected to receive a grant under the ” Spread the Facts Grant Program “, This program is In partnship between the IFCN at Poynter Institute and META.
https://www.poynter.org/from-the-institute/2022/meet-the-recipients-of-the-spread-the-facts-grant-program/

This project aims to enhance and escalate Fatabyyano’s WhatsApp fact-checking across 19 countries in the Middle East and North Africa. They are aiming to reach 25,000 users through regular broadcasts, and monitor and fact-check viral claims on WhatsApp closely, covering all trends and events such as climate change, COVID-19, the 2022 World Cup and regional conflicts and elections.

 In 2023/2024: From 1 Oct 2022 until 30 June 2024

On 2023/2024

• the main source of Funding for Fatabyyano was our Partnership with META as a third Party Fact-checker in the Middle East & North Africa. Fatabyyano since 19 March 2020 has Fact-checked articles, images, and videos on Facebook and Instagram as part of the social network’s third-party fact-checking initiative. This work is funded by META.

https://www.facebook.com/formedia/mjp/programs/third-party-fact-checking

https://www.facebook.com/business/help/182222309230722

• On Feb 2023 Fatabyyano receives funds from Meedan . As a Meedan partner, Fatabyyano launched a tipline for earthquake crisis response and regional awareness campaigns. and on Meedan collaborated with Fatabyyano to create Kinan, the first fact-checking tipline for an Arabic-speaking audience.

https://meedan.com/project/turkey-syria-earthquake-2023

https://meedan.com/post/meedan-partner-fatabyyano-launches-tipline-for-earthquake-crisis-response

• On July 2023 Fatabyyano Fatabyyano receive funds from the ICFJ, A workshop in partnership with ICFJ was conducted in Kenya in person for 5 trainers from MENA region, The goal of the project was to return to their countries and train 60 more people on media literacy and fact-checking, the project was part of a three-year global project run by ICFJ with lead funding from the Scripps Howard Fund.

https://www.icfj.org/news/want-help-tackle-disinformation-train-your-community-stop-spread-false-information

هل تريد المساعدة في مكافحة التضليل؟ ساعد مجتمعك على وقف انتشار المعلومات الخاطئة والمضللة

• On March 2024. The IFCN conducted three rounds of grant-giving in the first year of the fund: BUILD, GROW and ENGAGE. funded by Google/YouTube, Fatabyyano has been granted for BUILD award on the Project: Strengthening Fact-Checking in the MENA Region: Scaling Up and Upgrading Online Presence. Fatabyyano will use the funding to enhance website development through a detailed review, hiring a skilled web developer, conducting user testing, and upgrading analytics for a user-friendly website. It will also upgrade infrastructure, content management systems, and publishing tools, implement comprehensive security audits, and invest in staff development.

IFCN awards BUILD capacity grants from Global Fact Check Fund: Meet the winners

• On March 2024 we contracted with TikTok. As a fact-checking partner with TikTok, Fatabyyano receives funds to cover fact-checking in the Middle East region, assessing content accuracy to enable moderators to apply Community Guidelines. This partnership is part of TikTok’s Global Fact-Checking Program.

      https://www.tiktok.com/transparency/en-us/combating-misinformation/