Fact-checking and Information Verification in Cameroon
#AFFCameroon
The #Africa Fact-Checking Fellowship Cameroon (#AFFCameroon) is an initiative by #defyhatenow in partnership Data Cameroon which aims at promoting fact-checking, data journalism, and digital rights among journalists, bloggers, and content creators in Africa. The three-month program is geared towards providing fellows with the skill sets and tools needed to tackle the current misinformation challenges in their communities.
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#AFFCameroon Fellows identify and evaluate the potential reach of the stories online and the impact if any offline.
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False, armed protestors did not attack police in Cameroon on September 22, 2020
Une vidéo publiée sur Facebook le 22 septembre montre un affrontement entre des individus dont l’un est armé d’une machette, et des policiers. L’auteur de la vidéo laisse entendre qu’il s’agit de manifestants camerounais.
Non, le Remdesivir n’est pas un médicament réservé aux africains
Des images partagées sur les réseaux sociaux, notamment Facebook et Twitter présentent un médicament contre le coronavirus avec sur l’emballage l’inscription « Not for distribution in US, Canada or EU …
No, Military Didn’t Rob MITACCUL Bamenda
A couple of video footages caught on CCTV cameras of a robbery incidence at a credit union in Bamenda recently trended online. Reports after the act pointed accusing fingers at government soldiers, others at non-state armed groups otherwise known as “Amba Boys.”
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