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Ghana to implement action plan against misinformation in 2024

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STAKEHOLDERS in Ghana's media sector have deliberated on a comprehensive National Action Plan to tackle the rising challenge of misinformation and disinformation in the...

Nigeria to partner UNESCO to tackle fake news in rural areas

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
NIGERIA's minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris Malagi, has said the nation will partner the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization...

2023 in Review: Major fake news that clouded Nigeria’s media space

Insights Fatimah Quadri -
MAJOR events like the 2023 general elections had their fair share of misinformation and disinformation that contributed to the malaise in Nigeria's media space. ...

Top 10 political claims we fact-checked in 2023

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola -
NIGERIA's general election is arguably one of the biggest events of 2023. The election was characterized by various forms of inaccurate and misleading claims...

False claim about death of Sierra Leone’s former Works minister, Ibrahim Kemoh Sesay circulates online

General Opeyemi Kehinde -
A claim that a former minister of Works in Sierra Leone, Alhaji Ibrahim Kemoh Sesay, had died has been circulating online. The claim retrieved from...

FactCheck247 trains Kwara community on fighting misinformation

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
­FACTCHECK247, a fact-checking platform in Nigeria, has sensitized members of a Kwara community on the danger of information disorder and the need for a...

2024: Experts berate Nigerian govt for budgeting N24.5 million to tackle fake news

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola -
Experts in the information ecosystem have criticized the Nigerian Government's N24.5 million budget proposal to tackle fake news in 2024, despite its acknowledged threat...

Over 50% of Britons have troubles identifying AI-generated news

News Fatimah Quadri -
A recent Netskope study has shown that up to half of Britons find it difficult to differentiate AI-fabricated news items and websites, despite prior...

How to help children spot fake news

Tutorials Fatimah Quadri -
CHILDREN today are learning how to live, work, learn, contribute, and prosper in a digital society as they become more digitally literate and this...

Nov 11 polls : INEC warns against election-related misinformation

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
AHEAD of the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo States, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again expressed concern over...
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