On Sunday, May 11^th, 2025, the Faculty of Media at Zarqa University participated in a workshop on "Artificial Intelligence and Combating Fake News in Political Discourse." The workshop was organized by the Bayt Al-Hikma Faculty of Political Science at Al al-Bayt University under the patronage of Dr. Hani Akhu Arsheideh, the university's Vice President for Community Affairs.

Dr. Othman Al-Tahat, a faculty member at the Faculty of Media at Zarqa University, said that the spread of fake news in political discourse represents a serious challenge that requires advanced strategies to confront it.

He explained that fake political news is characterized by its rapid spread, diverse form, and precise targeting of different groups, making it difficult to detect and combat manually. Therefore, relying on modern technological tools such as artificial intelligence has become an urgent necessity to enhance analytical capabilities and early detection of misleading content, and to protect public opinion from manipulation and misinformation.

He added that artificial intelligence possesses tremendous analytical capabilities that enable it to accurately examine texts, images, and videos to detect signs of forgery, manipulation, or grammatical and spelling errors that often appear in fake news.

"Despite the great potential offered by artificial intelligence, success in combating fake news requires close cooperation between technology and human efforts. Artificial intelligence models must be improved to be more accurate and transparent, and easy-to-use tools must be provided to the public", Tahat emphasized.

Dr. Ahed Abu Dhuib, Dean of Bayt Al-Hikma Faculty, emphasized at the opening of the workshop that its organization reflects the university's commitment to keeping pace with modern technologies in the field of political media and benefiting from the experiences of experts in the field of political communication. He noted that such a workshop contributes to equipping students with the skills to distinguish fake political news through the use of artificial intelligence techniques.  

The workshop, moderated by Dr. Sayel Al-Daghmi, the Faculty's assistant dean, and attended by a number of faculty members and students, concluded with an interactive discussion between the students and the lecturer, as questions were raised about the future of artificial intelligence and its relationship to combating fake and misleading political news.