play_arrow

keyboard_arrow_right

Listeners:

Top listeners:

skip_previous skip_next
00:00 00:00
playlist_play chevron_left
volume_up
Go to album
  • play_arrow

    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Fact Checking

6 Results / Page 1 of 1

Background
insert_link

Local

Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) and Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) Announce Journalist Training at Hardap Dam Resort

    For Immediate Release Windhoek, November 5, 2024 – The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) and Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) hereby announce a collaborative journalism training program to be held at Hardap Dam Resort from November 7 to 9, 2024. This initiative, led by the NSA’s Census team, aims to proactively equip journalists with skills in understanding, accessing, and accurately reporting data, specifically focusing on census data. Over 14 journalists […]

todayNovember 5, 2024 5

insert_link

World

Chinese and Russian disinformation flourishes in some African countries – anti-US sentiment helps it take hold

  By Dani Madrid-Morales, University of Sheffield; Herman Wasserman, Stellenbosch University, and Saifuddin Ahmed, Nanyang Technological University   The spread of disinformation is one of the biggest risks to societies. Recent examples have been conspiracy narratives about COVID-19 vaccinations and false claims about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The trend is linked partly to competition among world powers, which is being played out in Africa too. Across the continent, multiple foreign […]

todaySeptember 5, 2024 17

insert_link

Opinion Pieces

Social media: Disinformation expert offers 3 safety tips in a time of fake news and dodgy influencers

Boniface Muthoni/SOPA Images/LightRocke   By Fabrice Lollia, Université Gustave Eiffel   Social networks have revolutionised the way we communicate, stay informed and share moments of our daily lives. We use platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok to keep in touch with our friends and family, share our experiences, keep informed, and express our opinions. But beyond these personal and often superficial uses, social networks play a much more complex […]

todayAugust 9, 2024 16

insert_link

Lifestyle

Readers trust journalists less when they debunk rather than confirm claims

Seeing a lie or error corrected can make some people more skeptical of the fact-checker. FG Trade/E+ via Getty Images   By Randy Stein, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and Caroline Meyersohn, California State University, Long Beach   Pointing out that someone else is wrong is a part of life. And journalists need to do this all the time – their job includes helping sort what’s true from what’s not. […]

todayAugust 7, 2024 13

insert_link

South Africa

Meta develops tailored approach to safeguard the integrity of the South African elections 

Tech giant Meta is deploying a tailored approach to safeguard the integrity of South Africa's elections, creating an Election Resource Centre on its website. Reuters reports that the initiative includes fact-checking partnerships with Africa Check and AFP, training for government communicators, and collaboration with the Electoral Commission ahead of the South African elections on 29 May 2024.

todayMay 16, 2024 44

0%