Experts working in the disinformation space on Friday identified the need for more advanced methods in addition to the traditional fact-checking process to check the spread of misinformation. The experts spoke at the webinar FactCheckHub hosted as part of activities …
THE News Guard’s misinformation monitor has revealed that Tiktok, a video-sharing platform, is breeding false claims about prominent brands in the world. The study which was published in July stated that AI-generated or manipulated media are being used to spread misinformation about …
OPEN AI’s GPT-3, the machine-learning model behind ChatGPT, has the ability to spread disinformation online at a faster rate than humans, a recent study published on Science Advances has revealed. The research focused on the significant threats posed by advanced text …
In March 2023, a claim that the former U.S. president, Donald Trump, had been arrested surfaced online. The images shared alongside the claim show Trump resisting an arrest and another one shows him being chased by the police. Due to …
The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is now accepting applications for the “training of trainers” opportunity from individuals in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It is part of Disarming Disinformation, a three-year global project …
THE United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has identified disinformation, misinformation, myths and rumours as parts of the major factors responsible for poor immunisation uptake in Nigeria. According to the organisation, the challenge is exposing young children to high risk and …
THE United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has said that malicious use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems for terrorist, criminal, or state purposes could cause horrific levels of death and destruction leading to widespread trauma and deep psychological trauma. He made …
Fact-checkers and journalists in Africa have been urged to utilize their verification skills to ensure free flow of factual information in public so as to curb misinformation that may undermine democracy in the continent. The director-general of Casa África, José …
It’s no longer news that online users are faced with the perennial problem of fake news as they surf the internet or navigate various social media platforms. But knowing how to identify what can be labelled as fake news is …
FACT-CHECKERS have called on academic researchers to put more efforts in making their output relevant to disinformation experts. Academic researchers on the other hand have implored fact-checkers to acquire knowledge on researching while employing it in writing fact-checks. This was …
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