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Kenya: U.S. Launches Online Campaign to Fight Fake News
Nairobi News, 20 March 2018
Verification tools will help fight the spreading of fake news in Kenya. This was the consensus in a discussion held Tuesday at the United States Embassy that saw top digital media… Read more »
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Kenya: U.S. Fights Fake News in Kenya
Nation, 20 March 2018
The US embassy in Nairobi is launched a campaign to counter the spread of false news -- first in Kenya and soon in all of Africa. Read more »
Kenya, U.S. Launch Online Campaign to Fight Fake News
Under the Twitter hashtag #StopReflectVerify, the U.S. is partnering with Kenyan organisations and young activists to curb the spread of disinformation through educational videos and internet postings intended to promote "media literacy."
From Left: Vincent Ng’ethe (deputy editor at Africa Check) Eric Mugendi (managing editor at Pesa Check) and Dr Maria Canudo (assistant professor of Journalism and Mass Communication at USIU-Africa) during the media round table on ‘fake news’ at USIU-Africa.
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The nationwide survey was done via SMS, and 4 in 10 Kenyans said they are unable to access accurate information about the general election - making fake news a "clearly a limiting ... Read more »
