Elias Meseret is an award-winning professional journalist with more than 10 years of experience working with international media outlets, notably with the Associated Press (AP), in his native country of Ethiopia. He has worked with other media outlets like DPA, The Mail and The Guardian, Devex, The Africa Report and others. He has several years of experiences in background researching, writing, editing and proofreading news stories, articles, and features. He also founded Ethiopia Check, now the largest fact-checking desk in Ethiopia, in June 2020 which is operating currently in three languages. Elias also served as President of the Ethiopian Mass Media Professional Association from 2020 until 2022.