Africa's largest fact-checking initiative, in 14 countries. @factchecknet accredited. Incubated by @Code4Africa. Tipline at: https://nitter.gq/t.co/UYgdRll6DG
Nairobi, Kenya
Joined February 2016
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🌍 International #FactCheckingDay
Political and election-related claims made up 65% of @PesaCheck's debunks over the past year, the largest share of misinformation we tracked.
🤳🏾Follow PesaCheck on WhatsApp channels for verified updates: cfa.fyi/pvryeBB
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🌍 It's International #FactChecking, a reminder of why information integrity remains our highest priority!
🤳🏾 Follow @PesaCheck on WhatsApp channels for verified information on your fingertips: cfa.fyi/pvryeBB
🌍 International #FactCheckingDay
Political and election-related claims made up 65% of @PesaCheck's debunks over the past year, the largest share of misinformation we tracked.
🤳🏾Follow PesaCheck on WhatsApp channels for verified updates: cfa.fyi/pvryeBB
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📢African voices are shaping fact-checking tools.
@Code4Africa joins the Governance Committee of the Global Fact-Check Chatbot, and is among 60+ organisations helping build the platform.
CfA is represented by @DoreenWainainah of @PesaCheck.
🔗 globalfactcheck.bot/
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UNPACKED: Misinformation
Tonight on UNPACKED, we shine the spotlight on Fake news: it’s sneaky, it’s viral, and it’s shaping the way we think, vote, and even live.
#NTVWeekendEdition @MichelleNgele_
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We recently launched an amazing toolkit, a timely result of our partnership with @AfricaCheck_KE, @Code4Africa, and @pigafirimbi, with generous support from @KofiAnnanFdn and @UNDemocracyFund 🚀
@BarazaLab #FumbuaUkweli
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🚨Is that account you’re following a real person?
@Code4Africa + the #StoryKillers consortium reveal investigative reporter Anita Pettit is a disinfo-for-hire bot.
Read more on the investigation into the Israeli company behind it on @dailymaverick: bit.ly/3YDKOtW
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From two desks in a university department to four #African country offices & a respected presence in a global network of #factcheckers, this is the story of @AfricaCheck’s first decade.
🥳 Join us on a trip down memory lane to celebrate #10YearsOfFacts. africacheck.info/our_history
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Lessons learned from covering 🇰🇪’s election
@PesaCheck’s @SimonMuli + @DoreenWainainah were interviewed by @risj_oxford along with other journalists and fact-checkers on how the Kenyan media performed and how they can do better in the future.
Read here➡️ bit.ly/3C4XNwk
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Great to see regulators like @NCIC_Kenya in 🇰🇪 using #disinfo analysis from @Code4Africa's forensic investigation & election monitoring teams to spotlight campaigns to discredit the @IEBCKenya.
👏🏽 @AfricanCIR + @PesaCheck for surfacing the evidence.
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The desk at @PesaCheck has done some outstanding live fact-checks on the ongoing #KenyaDecides electoral process. We continue to see a spike in misinformation around the elections and we pledge to continue debunking these claims.
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📻 What are the major obstacles to fact-checking audio content?
@PesaCheck's @DoreenWainainah + @SimonMuli spoke to @wearekinzen, sharing how challenging it can be to keep up with and verify information in podcasts and voice notes.
📰 Read it here: bit.ly/3IfTzni
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Can you spot fake documents❓
DEBUNKED ❌ by @PesaCheck: A document, allegedly from @WHOKenya, calling for the ban of second-hand clothes to reduce monkeypox transmission.
📽️ In this video by @viralfacts, @DoreenWainainah shares how to spot fake documents:
#ViralFactsAfrica
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🫵 Are you contributing to the spread of harmful content online?
✅ @Code4Africa senior investigations manager @Allan_cheboi explains on @SpiceFMKE how verifying and fact-checking can deter the spread of mis/disinformation.
Hear what he had to say 👇
CHEBOI: Don't be a conduit for misinformation. Verify and fact-check anything before sharing it with others.
.@Code4Africa Senior Investigations Manager @Allan_cheboi in #Thesituationroom
#Elections2022 #Factsmatter @FumbuaKE
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Can you spot fake documents❓
DEBUNKED ❌ by @PesaCheck: A document, allegedly from @WHOKenya, calling for the ban of second-hand clothes to reduce monkeypox transmission.
📽️ In this video by @viralfacts, @DoreenWainainah shares how to spot fake documents:
#ViralFactsAfrica
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⚠️Beware of fake documents online!
@PesaCheck recently debunked a document allegedly from @WHOKenya calling for the ban of second-hand clothes to reduce monkeypox transmission.
@DoreenWainainah shares tips on how to spot doctored documents online. #ViralFactsAfrica
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Africa's finest! Keeping facts in check and representing at #GlobalFact9 @alrabiu @mougendi @angengere @enocknyariki @PesaCheck @AfricaCheck @ghana_fact @dubawaGH @dubawaNG
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Want to help inject machine learning/AI into newsrooms to help improve 🤖 #factchecking?
Come join @Code4Africa + @TimesInternet + @timesofindia on a #JournalismAI fellowship underwritten by @GoogleNewsInit to create CMS newscards.
💡 tech.timesinternet.in/journa…
#GlobalFact9
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Starting in 10min at #gmf2022. I’ll be sharing real-world examples of how Russia “franchises” out its #disinfo + influence ops in Africa to local ‘keyboard warriors’.
cc @DW_GMF
Looking forward to spotlighting what we’ve learned about Russian disinfo in Africa at #gmf2022 at 14h30 🇩🇪.
My presentation: bit.ly/3zACx0R
The @dw_akademie mini-talk programme: m.dw.com/en/dw-akademie-expe…
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Looking forward to spotlighting what we’ve learned about Russian disinfo in Africa at #gmf2022 at 14h30 🇩🇪.
My presentation: bit.ly/3zACx0R
The @dw_akademie mini-talk programme: m.dw.com/en/dw-akademie-expe…
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With the campaign season in full swing, misinformation is high likely to spread at a high rate. Here are some of the things to look out for
#FactsMatter #DumishaUkweli
