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Will the year 2025, marked by the upcoming presidential elections, be spared the scourge of disinformation? This question remains a major uncertainty to be resolved to guarantee peaceful and credible elections. While many Cameroonians cherish the hope of a peaceful presidential election in 2025, the...
In Mali, disinformation is spreading at an alarming rate, fueled by political tensions, social conflicts, and the explosion of social media. Faced with this threat, one initiative stands out: Benbere, a pioneering platform in the fight against fake news, which combines fact-checking and awareness-raising to address...
En janvier 2024, 62,3 % de la population mondiale utilisait les réseaux sociaux, devenus des vecteurs majeurs de fake news. Ces informations trompeuses servent d’armes dans la guerre de l’information, influençant élections, tensions sociales et opinions publiques.
A training session organized by Med. IA Lab Association in Yaoundé brought together Cameroonian media professionals to discuss the fight against disinformation. Disinformation is well known for its harmful effects on the entire information system due to the manipulation of public opinion.
Le développement d’internet et des réseaux sociaux a favorisé l’explosion du nombre de cyberattaques par les « brouteurs ». Il s’agit d’escrocs qui arnaquent les internautes via de nombreuses plateformes.
On the internet, our personal information can be easily found. Through the websites indexed in its database, Google collects our personal information. Google knows where we live, our interests, and what we search for online. Even worse, it knows your identity, your address, your...
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False information can exacerbate social tensions and lead to civilian disorders, playing on ethnic and political divisions.
→ See our article on the example of disinformation in NigerThe propagation of Fake News reduces the credibility of traditional and digital media, pushing people to turn to unaccompanied sources of information.
→ See our article on local media in AfricaFake-News can manipulate public opinion and affect the electoral results, by disseminating false information on candidates and electoral processes.
→ See our article on Deepfakes in AfricaDisinformation can also affect local economies by sowing panic and disturbing financial and commercial markets.
→ see our article on the summit on disinformation in AccraBy exploring our site, you will discover how we approach these questions, the strategies put in place to fight against fake news, and concrete examples of disinformation in Africa.
