Achiya Schatz is a civil society leader and communications strategist with more than two decades of experience in media and campaigns. He is the founder of FakeReporter, an Israeli organization that works to expose and counter disinformation, hate, online violence and other digital threats to democracy and society.

Before founding FakeReporter, Achiya led public campaigns and worked as a communications director, advisor and strategist for a range of organizations and social movements. In 2021, TheMarker named him one of Israel’s “40 Under 40.” In 2022, Achiya and FakeReporter received the Dror Prize, and in 2023 he was included in Tech12’s Techlist of influential figures in Israel’s tech ecosystem.