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IFCN awards $2 million to 20 groups to fight misinformation globally

News Blessing Amala Muonwe -
THE International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute has awarded $2 million to 20 groups to enhance their capacities to fight misinformation globally. Announcing...

Google to partner news publishers, fact-checkers to tackle election misinformation in India

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
GOOGLE has announced plans to work with a consortium of news publishers and fact-checkers in India to tackle the menace of misinformation ahead of...

How search engines are amplifying misinformation – Study

News Fatimah Quadri -
A new study published by Nature has highlighted how search engines play a key role in the amplification and belief of misinformation while seeking...

YouTube unveil plans to tackle misinformation ahead of India’s 2024 general elections

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
YouTube, a video-streaming platform owned by Google, has unveiled plans to combat the spread of misleading content in the lead-up to India’s 2024 general...

How job cuts by major social media companies is affecting global fight against misinformation, disinformation

News Fatimah Quadri -
JOB cuts by major social media companies is affecting many teams saddled with the task of curbing misinformation and disinformation on those social platforms. It...

Google, YouTube partner IFCN to support global fact-checking initiatives with $13.2m grant

News Faith Abeka -
THE International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has announced a partnership with Google and YouTube to support the fight against misinformation globally. A statement on Tuesday from...

Google announces initiatives to help curb misinformation, improve media literacy in Africa

News Raji Olatunji -
GOOGLE has announced additional initiatives through the Google News Initiative (GIS) to support African journalists and fact-checking organisations to advance media literacy in the...

Study says pre-bunking effective in tackling misinformation

News Raji Olatunji -
A study released recently says pre-bunking is an effective technique against the spread of online disinformation and misinformation. The study, published by Science Advances and...

Fake news, misinformation worsening insecurity – Nigerian govt

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
THE Nigerian government has said that insecurity experienced in some parts of the country is being aggravated by fake news and misinformation. The Minister of...

Misinformation: Google to improve search snippets using machine learning software

News Raji Olatunji -
Google has disclosed ongoing efforts to improve its search engine using its machine learning software called Multitask Unified Model (MUM). This is coming in response...
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