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AF2024: Fact-checkers, media urged to sanitise Africa’s information landscape

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EXPERTS at the Africa Facts summit have urged journalists and fact-checkers across the continent to sanitise Africa's information landscape amidst surge in global information...

IFCN condemns threats to abolish fact-checking organization in Greece

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
THE International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has condemned a recent threat  by a member of Greece’s Hellenic Parliament, Kyriakos Velopoulos, to abolish Ellinika Hoaxes, a...

Nine open source tools for analysing satellite images

Tutorials Nurudeen Akewushola -
SATELLITE imagery has become an invaluable resource for journalists, providing verifiable proof of events, especially in regions where access is limited due to censorship...

Google Search offers more features to verify facts, images aand sources online

News Blessing Amala Muonwe -
Google has updated its search tool with expanded two features to enable users quickly evaluate and verify content online. In its recent blogpost, it listed...

Greek fact-checkers triumph after 5-year legal battle with Physics association

News Blessing Amala Muonwe -
In a landmark victory for journalistic integrity and freedom of speech, Ellinika Hoaxes has been totally exonerated following five years of legal battle with...

Nigerian government seeks US support to combat misinformation

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
THE Nigerian Government has urged the United States to support efforts at instituting best practices in the media space, particularly fact-checking mechanisms towards curbing...

Nigerian government tasks editors on media literacy, fact-checking

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged Nigerian editors to use media and digital literacy, responsible reportage and fact-checking to stem the spread of misinformation...

Sarajevo, Rio de Janeiro selected to host GlobalFact 11, 12

News Fatimah Quadri -
THE International Fact-checking Network (IFCN) has announced that the GlobalFact 11 will take place in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina in June 2024 while the...

How PEPT judgement, Niger and Gabon coups fuel misinformation on X

Insights Fatimah Quadri -
THE just concluded Nigeria's presidential election petition tribunal (PEPT) alongside the coups in Niger and Gabon have attracted audiences from different parts of the...

FactCheckHub at 3: Experts proffer solutions to tackling AI disinformation campaigns

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola -
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...
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