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Impartiality of the editorial team
Verify-Sy platform does not forbid its employees and those working with it to adopt any ideas, beliefs or positions, but in return, the platform adopted strict conditions according to which the worker on the platform separates his personal positions and the essential requirements set by the platform, ensuring the achievement of the approved vision and mission, under the umbrella of standards according to the platform’s conception of it.
The editorial team’s bias is not a theoretical issue that accepts discussion or leniency, because in our perception, if it occurs, it will kill the credibility of the platform, and harms the popularity of the platform among different segments of the public, or parties, especially in conflict areas. Bias, from our point of view, if it occurs, refers the fight against misinformation to another directed misleading, and this part is at the heart of the duties of the editor-in-chief, who is responsible for establishing something like a logical trial of the content of the article, and holding the editor accountable to ensure strict application of the standards.

Ahmad Primo

Ahmad is a Syrian journalist and Verify-Sy founder, he studied programming and website development in Aleppo. He has been a journalist since 2008, he covered the Syrian revolution since the start. Ahmad later moved to Turkey where he launched the Verify-Sy platform in 2016.

Dirar Khattab

Dirar is Verify-Sy editor-in-chief, he has been a journalist since 2009, he was arrested by the security sector in Syria in late 2011 and was later released and moved to Turkey in 2012 then to Germany in 2015, he started working on producing documentaries since 2014.

Ahmad Sarhil

Ahmad is a Syrian journalist, he works as news editor in Halab Today, he has been a volunteer editor with Verify-Sy since 2016, he is doing his PhD in (Islamic jurisprudence and its origins) in Gaziantep University.

Mahmoud al-Haj Othman

Mahmoud is a Syrian journalist since 2012, he moved to France in 2017 where he received a Master in Journalism from Paris Dauphine University in 2019, Mahmoud is receiving a training in France 24 channel.

Mohamad al-Khateeb

Mohamad is a Syrian journalist since 2011, he is a fellow investigative journalist with the Guardian, and a participant of the journalism program in the American University in Beirut.

Eyup Arour

Eyup is the Turkish translator in Verify-Sy, he received his Master degree in Turkish literature from Gaziantep University, he worked as a Turkish language teacher.

Ibrahim Tahhan

Ibrahim has been a documentary director since 2015, he worked with several TV channels and production companies, he is working as a visual and video editor with Verify-Sy.

Adnan al-Hussen

Adnan started his media career in 2011, he received his bachelor degree in Arabic language from Istanbul University in 2019.

Yasin Abu Fadel

Yasin is a Syrian journalist, he studied English language in Syria and worked as an editor in Verify-Sy.

Zaid Mohamad

Zaid is a Syrian-Palestinian activist, he worked as an English translator with Verify-Sy since 2019, he is studying Political Science.

Najm al-Najm

Najm is a Syrian journalist since 2013, he studied Law in Aleppo University but left Syria before finishing, he’s studying Sociology in Mardin Artuklu University, Twitter: @Alnajm90N

Mohamad Yousefoglu

Mohamad is a Syrian journalist since 2007, he worked as an editor in several Arabic websites, he has a bachelor degree in Arabic language from Aleppo University.

Arwa Mshawah

Arwa was a Syrian blogger between 2007 and 2011, then an editor since 2013, she has been an investigative editor with Verify-Sy since 2020.

editorial team

Reports and investigations done by The editorial team of Verify-Sy

Ayham Hilal

He studies in the Media Faculty of the International University for Science and Development, he lives in Azaz city in north Aleppo.

Mohamad Al-ali

Fares Alsori

Aram Abdullah

Nawar Al Shibli

Sabah Elhatib

Syrian journalist, graduated from Trabzon university, working in journalism since 2020, currently preparing for MA in sociology, interested in languages.

Abdul-Salam Al-Hamwi

A Syrian researcher and journalist specializing in fact-checking and combating misinformation.

Verify Media Platform (Verify) is an independent and unbiased platform specialized in fact-checking established in Syria in early 2016 to counter the spread of misinformation. We envision a democratic society that ensures citizens' right to access the truth without distortion or misleading. Verify is registered in Turkey as an NGO under the number 27-027-110 and the name “Doğru Medya Derneği” in late 2021. In addition, Verify is a verified signatory of the International Fact-Checker Network (IFCN) and a trusted partner of Facebook in the MENA region since 2019.

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