Tag: fake news
South African experts dispel fake news on COVID-19
South African Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology Blade Nzimande and other experts on Wednesday dispelled the COVID-19 related fake news including that...
“Press freedom” never a fig leaf of fake news
By Zhong Sheng
China’s broadcasting regulator National Radio and Television Administration recently made an announcement on pulling BBC World News off the air in the...
2021 the year of hope, but we need a vaccine against fake news, our...
2021 will be the year of Hope. The Hope that a vaccine will help us wake up from the nightmare that we have been...
NDC not interested in churning out fake news – Asiedu Nketiah
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has refuted claims that it is scheming to create bad image of the government through false allegations and fabricated...
Fake news undermines democracy
The propagation of fake news undermines democracy, communication, and civilisation, Mr Nehemiah Attigah, Principal Lead, GhanaDecides, and Odekro, has said.
"Fake news is a...
Curbing the scourge of fake news; Journalists must be at the forefront
The provision of Information in the era of Information Age is crucial, but its dissemination comes with a huge task as more people crave...
NMC cautions journalists against fake news
Mr Yaw Boadu Ayeboafoh, Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), has cautioned journalists to avoid being used as conduits for the propagation of...
South African government strengthens capacity to monitor fake news about coronavirus
The government said on Wednesday that it has ramped up its capacity to monitor and respond to misinformation and fake news during the period...
Uganda to prosecute people spreading fake news about COVID-19
Uganda's communication regulatory body on Sunday vowed to crack down on people spreading fake videos and misinformation concerning COVID-19 through social media.
The Uganda Communications...
Fake news on coronavirus from abroad intended to panic Russians
Most fake news about the spread of the novel coronavirus in Russia come from abroad and are intended to sow panic among the Russian...
Unique mobile subscribers to hit 248m by 2025
The Deputy Minister for Information, Hon. Pius Enam Hadzide, has noted that, Social media has become an alternative source of news and has caught...
Namibia cautions against fake news circulating on social media
Namibia said Wednesday that it is concerned about the circulation of fake news about the country on social media platforms.
This comes...
Zambia, Canada call for efforts to fight fake news
Zambia and Canada on Monday called for concerted efforts to fight fake news.
Dora Siliya, Zambia's Minister of Information and Broadcasting and...
The impact of fake news on Nigeria and Ghana Railway Ministries
…..As Ghana withdraws from MoU with CRCC-Nigeria over Fake News
The Ministry of Railways Development in Accra, Ghana has withdrawn from the Memorandum of...
Ghana’s Journalism Under the Threat of Fake News
Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Minister of Information, on Friday, expressed concern about the creeping challenge of fake news in the Ghanaian media space.
He...
Study shows the decline in public confidence
Fake news, usually in the form of misinformation, has seen rapid growth in Ghana and in the world over due to social media and...
Fake News In Ghana Is Becoming A Crisis – Penplusbytes
A debut study by Penplusbytes on Fake News in Ghana has shown that, the Ghanaian media landscape does not have systems, budgets or trained...
Reasons Behind PDP Rantings of Lies and Deceitful News
The proliferation of fake and hyperpartisan news that has flooded into Nigeria’s laptops and living rooms has prompted a national soul-searching, with officials in...
False News Pattern Threatens Free Speech
Mr Sam Sole, an Investigative Journalist in South Africa, said the phenomenon of ‘fake news’ has presented a systematic threat, which is enough to...
Senator Bukar’s sex scandal is fake, dsegard it totally
The fabricated news story making round in the social media alleging that the Senator representing Yobe East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator...
FAKE NEWS: NPP Man Drags GCB Bank Limited to court over breach of contract
Mr Zakariah Yakubu has advised the general public to disregard some lies and false stories published about him in the media and some web...
Facebook introduces journalism project to strengthen media ties, curb fake news
Facebook on Wednesday announced its namesake journalism project to establish stronger ties between the company and the news industry, marking its latest efforts to...