Facebook with Africa Check expands its local language coverage as part of its Third-Party Fact-Checking Programme
Facebook with Africa Check announced today that it has added new local language support for several African languages as part of its Third-Party Fact-Checking programme – which helps to…
Fact Checking: Google equips 190 journalists with reporting skills in Lagos
Fact-checking can’t do much when people’s “dueling facts” are driven by values instead of knowledge, according to NeimanLab While fact checking has become essential in this era of misinformation, disinformation…
Elections: Facebook is Working to Reduce the Spread of Misinformation Across Africa
By Akua Gyekye With a number of upcoming elections across Africa, Facebook is working to reduce the spread of misinformation, protect election integrity and support civic engagement across the…
Facebook Expands its Fact-Checking Programme to Nigeria with Africa Check and AFP
L-R: Communications Manager, Sub Sahara Africa, Kezia Anim-Addo; Public Lead, Anglophone West Africa, Akua Gyekye, and Strategic Media Partnerships Manager, Sub Sahara Africa, Jocelyne Muhutu-Rémy, all of Facebook…