Namibia Fact Check is an impartial initiative that aims to verify public statements and media reports. Namibia Fact Check is a project of the @ipprnamibia.
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Episode 3 of ZimFact Chronicles a series in which ZimFact, Africa Check and Cartooning For Peace unpack an exciting media literacy resource that will assist in the fight against misinformation and disinformation: Cartooning for Africa Facts- An Illustrated Fact-checker's Guide:
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🇧🇫 Is Traore the new Thomas Sankara?
Fake news and deepfakes glorifying Burkina Faso’s leader are spreading across Africa.
Many liken Traoré to Thomas Sankara, but analysts warn that much of this content is coordinated disinformation.
💡bit.ly/4mzNpBV
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September is knocking… and you know what that means 👉🏾 the 2025 edition of the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (#FIFAfrica25) is almost here!
This year, we’re heading to #Namibia — where the desert meets the ocean 🌊🏜️, and where #pressfreedom, gender equity, and progressive jurisprudence shine as a beacon for the continent.
Are you registered? We will be in person and online. Be sure not to miss out on an extensive assortment of sessions, workshops and discussions. And ultimately, the opportunity to engage with the #InternetFreedomAfrica community!
Register here >>> whova.com/portal/registratio…
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OPPORTUNITY ALERT! ... If you're a media / journalism student or recent graduate, this is for you. Please urgently indicate if you would like to participate, as space is limited ...
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@FactNamibia editor Frederico Links first spoke on the panel titled 'Fact checking in action – Insights from the electoral period', and then on the panel 'The role of media & fact-checking collaboration in elections'.
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The conference is hosted by @AfricaCheck, and brings together fact checkers that worked around elections across multiple countries on the continent ahead of, during and after elections in 2024.
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PIVOTAL DISCUSSIONS – @FactNamibia editor & project coordinator Frederico Links spoke on two panels this morning at the 'Lessons from collaboration: Reflections on safeguarding information integrity during elections' conference in Nairobi, Kenya.
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#NamibiaElections2024 The letter, which first appeared online in early October, made a resurgent appearance in social media spaces as suspicions and claims of election rigging became viral during and following the 27 – 30 November voting days. namibiafactcheck.org.na/repo…
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Don’t fall for it, South Africa – supermarket chain #Spar is still not hiring part-time workers for December. Here’s how to spot this recurring job scam and others like it:
africacheck.info/spar_jobs
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#NamibiaElections2024 We're half way through election day. Don't let your vote be rejected. If you haven't voted yet, you can still do it right ...
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#NamibiaElections2024 ... Just a few hours to go! Voting is really simple. Have your card ready to go and make the crosses for your choices.
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#NamibiaElections2024 How accurate are the claims in the @OfficialPDM_Na manifesto? Our partners @AfricaCheck had a look at some of the claims and here's what they found? ... africacheck.org/fact-checks/…
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It is our responsibility as citizens to ensure that we show up as informed voters.
#NamibiaVotes2024
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FAKE NEWS ALERT! Disinformation actors are trying to undermine your trust in elections and to confuse you about what is true. Don't fall for it! ...
#NamibiaElections2024
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🇳🇦 1/ #NamibiaElections2024: How accurate are @OfficialPDM_Na’s #manifesto claims? We fact-checked 5 key points on food insecurity, health, education, and more. 🧵 Here’s what we found: africacheck.info/namibia_pdm… #NamibiaDecides2024 #NamibiaVotes2024
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Ahead of the presidential and National Assembly elections coming up this week, the Google News Initiative has funded a fact-checking coalition consisting of several Namibian media and civil society organisations🗳️
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Don't believe everything you read on social.
FAKE NEWS ALERT! Disinformation actors are trying to undermine your trust in elections and to confuse you about what is true. Don't fall for it! ...
#NamibiaElections2024
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📌Fake news undermines trust in elections and democracy, and can negatively impact human rights if we don't know how to engage with it critically.
#NamibiaElections2024
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BE ALERT! We're seeing a lot of smears being laundered as credible on social media and by some partial news media ...
#NamibiaElections2024