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Her work has been published in Newsweek, Al Jazeera, Foreign Policy, Arab News and BBC Urdu, amongst other publications. </p> <p>In 2013, Shah was awarded a gold medal by the United Nations Correspondents Association for her coverage of the polio campaign in Pakistan. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div> <div class="card inner_card"> <div class="card-body"> <div class=""> <div class="cat_desc"> <div class="image_section align-items-center">  <div class="avatar avatar-story me-2"> <img class="avatar-img rounded-circle" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20241127065657im_/https://www.geo.tv/assets/front/images/fact_check/fayyaz_new.jpg" alt=""> <div class="editor_name"> <h6 class="nav-item card-title mb-0" style="margin: 0;font-size: 18px;font-weight: 100;">Fayyaz Hussain</h6> <p class="mb-0 small">senior sub-editor</p> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20241127065657/https://www.geo.tv/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f096918989918ade9885838391999eb097959fde8486"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20241127065657im_/https://www.geo.tv/assets/front/images/fact_check/mail.png"></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <p><strong></strong></p> <p>Fayyaz Hussain is a senior sub-editor at Geo Fact Check. 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He can be reached at <a href="/web/20241127065657/https://www.geo.tv/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ec8a8d95958d96c284999f9f8d8582ac8b8983c2989a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fd9b9c84849c87d395888e8e9c9493bd9a9892d3898b">[email protected]</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div> <div class="card inner_card"> <div class="card-body"> <div class=""> <div class="cat_desc"> <div class="image_section align-items-center">  <div class="avatar avatar-story me-2"> <img class="avatar-img rounded-circle" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20241127065657im_/https://www.geo.tv/assets/front/images/fact_check/nadia_new.jpg" alt=""> <div class="editor_name"> <h6 class="nav-item card-title mb-0" style="margin: 0;font-size: 18px;font-weight: 100;">Nadia Khalid</h6> <p class="mb-0 small">researcher</p> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20241127065657/https://www.geo.tv/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#224c43464b430c494a434e4b466245474d0c5654"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20241127065657im_/https://www.geo.tv/assets/front/images/fact_check/mail.png"></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <p><strong></strong></p> <p>Nadia Khalid is a researcher at Geo Fact Check. She has previously worked as a coordinator, researcher and producer for various television channels as well as a freelance writer in Pakistan. </p> <p>She can be reached at <a href="/web/20241127065657/https://www.geo.tv/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#89e7e8ede0e8a7e2e1e8e5e0edc9eeece6a7fdff"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fd939c99949cd396959c919499bd9a9892d3898b">[email protected]</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div> <div class="card inner_card"> <div class="card-body"> <div class=""> <div class="cat_desc"> <div class="image_section align-items-center">  <div class="avatar avatar-story me-2"> <img class="avatar-img rounded-circle" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20241127065657im_/https://www.geo.tv/assets/front/images/fact_check/binyameen_new.jpg" alt=""> <div class="editor_name"> <h6 class="nav-item card-title mb-0" style="margin: 0;font-size: 18px;font-weight: 100;">Binyameen Iqbal</h6> <p class="mb-0 small">researcher</p> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20241127065657/https://www.geo.tv/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6508100d04080804014b070c0b1c040800000b2502000a4b1113"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20241127065657im_/https://www.geo.tv/assets/front/images/fact_check/mail.png"></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <p><strong></strong></p> <p>Muhammad Binyameen Iqbal is a researcher at Geo Fact Check. Iqbal has experience working as a content writer, researcher and editor at several newspapers in the country. </p> <p>He can be reached at <a href="/web/20241127065657/https://www.geo.tv/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6f021a070e02020e0b410d0601160e020a0a012f080a00411b19"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="caa7bfa2aba7a7abaee4a8a3a4b3aba7afafa48aadafa5e4bebc">[email protected]</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div> <div class="card inner_card"> <div class="card-body"> <div class=""> <div class="cat_desc"> <div class="image_section align-items-center">  <div class="avatar avatar-story me-2"> <img class="avatar-img rounded-circle" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20241127065657im_/https://www.geo.tv/assets/front/images/fact_check/saman-amjad.jpg" alt=""> <div class="editor_name"> <h6 class="nav-item card-title mb-0" style="margin: 0;font-size: 18px;font-weight: 100;">Saman Amjad</h6> <p class="mb-0 small">researcher</p> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20241127065657/https://www.geo.tv/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ec9f8d818d82c28d81868d88ac8b8983c2989a"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20241127065657im_/https://www.geo.tv/assets/front/images/fact_check/mail.png"></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <p><strong></strong></p> <p>Saman Amjad is a researcher at Geo Fact Check. She has previously reported for Geo鈥檚 Election Cell.</p> <p>She can be reached at <a href="/web/20241127065657/https://www.geo.tv/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ddaebcb0bcb3f3bcb0b7bcb99dbab8b2f3a9ab"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="75061418141b5b14181f14113512101a5b0103">[email protected]</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </div> </div>  <div class="tab-pane fade" id="tab-7"> <div class="card top_card_intro" style="margin-bottom:20px;"> <div class="card-header border-0 pb-0"> <h5 class="card-title"> Methodology</h5> </div> <div class="card-body"> <div class=""> <div class="cat_desc"> <p>Geo Fact Check is a dedicated fact checking initiative of Geo Television in Pakistan.</p> <p>Since August 2022, its fact-checking team has been scrutinizing the veracity of public claims made by Pakistani public figures, social media users and private organizations.</p> <br> <h5>How do we select claims?</h5> <p>We monitor the electronic, print and social media daily to pick claims/allegations made by government officials, state agencies and private individuals. We also encourage our readers to send us any claims they may come across to <a href="/web/20241127065657/https://www.geo.tv/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dbbcbeb4bdbab8afb8b3beb8b09bbcbeb4f5afad"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ff989a90999e9c8b9c979a9c94bf989a90d18b89">[email protected]</span></a></p> <p>We are mindful to select claims which we believe are in public interest and which could cause harm if not fact-checked in due time.</p> <p>We prioritize claims which impact health and public safety.</p> <br> <h5>How do we investigate a claim?</h5> <p>To check the veracity of an allegation, we rely on official or independent data, research and experts. 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