Umam Noor

Senior Fact-Checking Specialist with 6+ years of experience leading high-impact misinformation investigations across politics, international conflicts, AI-generated content, and viral narratives. Authored 2000+ fact-check reports under IFCN-compliant standards. Experienced in OSINT workflows, metadata analysis, cross-platform narrative tracking, and ground-level claim verification through a strong cross-sector source network.

Google News Initiative Certified

Trainer with extensive experience training journalists and media students across India in digital verification frameworks, combining newsroom editorial judgment with forensic verification expertise to mitigate misinformation risk before publication.

Chief Sub-Editor & Fact-Checker - Vishvas News (Dainik Jagran)

(2019-04 - 2026-02)

• Conducted in-depth verification of news reports, viral claims, and social media content in alignment with IFCN-compliant standards.
• Contributed to high-impact misinformation investigations across politics, conflicts, health, and social narratives under tight newsroom deadlines.
• Edited and curated digital news content to ensure factual accuracy, contextual clarity, and adherence to journalistic ethics.
• Produced and anchored fact-check video segments for social platforms, simplifying complex misinformation for wider public understanding.
• Assisted in designing and conducting training workshops on fact-checking methodologies and digital verification tools for journalists and students under the 'Sach Ke Sathi' initiative.
• Utilized cross-sector political and social source networks to support verification of offline and non-digital claims, strengthening investigation accuracy beyond surface-level online evidence.
• Promoted twice in recognition of consistent investigative accuracy and editorial reliability.

Sub-Editor - Network18 (Digital)

(2018-03 - 2019-04)

• Managed digital homepage content for a major news network, ensuring timely and accurate coverage of breaking news.
• Coordinated Facebook Live sessions and social media content to boost real-time audience interaction.

MA - Journalism & Mass Communication - IGNOU

Bachelor of Arts - English - Jamia Millia Islamia

Bachelor - Journalism And Mass Communication - Guru Jambheshwar University