@HaqCheck

HaqCheck is a multilingual factchecking initiative from 🇪🇹 dedicated to countering disinformation and enhancing media literacy. It's @Inform_Africa's project.

haqcheck.org/
Joined September 2021
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In a crucial election year, Meta shutters tool used to fight disinformation, despite outcry npr.org/2024/08/14/nx-s1-507…

Meta shutters tool used to fight disinformation, despite outcry

The social media company discontinues its CrowdTangle tool, which researchers have used to track misinformation. Amid fears of election interference, lawmakers have urged Meta to keep it running.

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Parallel to today's dialogue on #mediafreedom, a 'Digital Café' is taking place, this side event offers 1-on-1 consultations with experts to enhance individual #digitalsafety. This event complements the main discussions empowering & protecting women journalists.
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Today in Addis Ababa, @cipesaug,in collaboration with @UNESCO, is hosting a dialogue on media freedom & the safety of women journalists. Inform Africa is facilitating this event, focusing on the empowerment & safety of women journalists in the region.#DigitalSafety #womeninmedia
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Empowering students at Arba Minch University to combat mis/disinfo with #FactChecking. "Arba Minch" means "40 Springs" originating from the presence of more than 40 springs & the city has beautiful tourist sites including Chamo & Abaya, Nech Sar National Park and more.
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📢 Join Us: We're Hiring for a Part-Time Finance Manager with savvy financial skills and a passion for impact. For more , read here linkedin.com/posts/informafr…
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Leaving DireDawa after an exhilarating #factchecking training in collaboration with @AAU_Official & @USEmbassyAddis. Empowering voices to discern truth from misinformation. Our journey included a visit to #DireDawa #CommunityRadio, amplifying impact. #InformAfrica #haqcheck
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Happy International #FactCheckingDay! Now, more than ever, fact-checking is vital to verify what you’re seeing online.
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HaqCheck retweeted
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@Poynter2 Apr 2024
Fact-checking is vital in the fight against global misinformation. This #FactCheckingDay, show your support for the truth and the International Fact-Checking Network.
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"Many of those who argue that fact-checking 'does not work' against disinformation do not fully understand the work of fact-checkers today." Factchecker @malditaen w/evidence of *how* factchecking works @carlos_hem (+ small input from @gravesmatter & me) maldita.es/politicas-publica…
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Opportunity for 🇪🇹 journalists! @CFImedias, in partnership with #EthiopianMediaCouncil, launches 'Ethiopia Media Support' initiative. A training focused on countering misinformation and enhancing journalism in sensitive areas. More info 👉 ac.cfi.fr/en/appels/ethiopia…
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First of all, the 400+ factchecking organisations around the world, of course, do important work, as they always have, identifying & exposing false claims & narratives that can & do cause real world harms from distorting elections to harming public health. 2/
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If you think you know what fact-checking organisations do, the doyen of researchers studying factchecking, @gravesmatter & I have done a piece for @ConversationUK on how they are evolving & what impact they have. A 🧵1/ theconversation.com/misinfor…

Misinformation: how fact-checking journalism is evolving – and having a real impact on the world

Artificial intelligence is likely to make the ‘fake news’ problem worse. But it can also be used to help us counter misinformation.

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The Prime Minister asserts that Ethiopia's GDP has doubled in the past five years. However, @HaqCheck disagrees with this claim after scrutinizing the data from the National Bank of Ethiopia. haqcheck.org/pm-abiy-ahmed-f…
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A TikTok video used a @ForeignPolicy story titled "The Rise of the New Spycraft Regimes" and used a #misleading context that #Ethiopia is ranked as the world's second rising country, expanding the scope and ambition of their spycraft activities. @HaqCheck discovers it's wrong.
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@HaqCheck3 Nov 2023
ኢትዮጵያ አሜሪካንን ጨምሮ ዓለምን በስለላ እያስጨነቀች ነው? 📷
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Today, we launch the Youth Engagement Competition for Persons with Disabilities in Ethiopia. Below is Google Drive folder link where you will find all the important information you need to participate in the competition. NB: Deadline is November 20, 2023 shorturl.at/mEOVW
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📸 This picture captures the unity of over 200 delegates at #AfricaFactsSummit2023, including fact-checkers, AI experts, media literacy champions & academics, hailing from around 50 organisations across #Africa. Together, we're paving the way for a more informed future.
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In an amateurish, pedestrian forgery, a photo of a little girl in a dress laden with green yellow and red stripes, sitting on the lap of a soldier; allegedly detained for wearing the tricolor in #Ethiopia made huge online buzz before getting exposed by fakery fighters @HaqCheck
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It’s happening again. 180 factcheckers, AI experts, media literacy & media policy practitioners & academics - brought together by @AfricaCheck to discuss & learn together how to counter harmful disinformation across Africa.❤️ #AfricaFactsSummit2023 @ArabFCNetwork, @EuroFactCheck
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#AfricaFactsSummit 200 Fact-Checkers africains sont à l'île Maurice pour lutter contre la propagation rapide de la désinformation et ses impacts en Afrique. La République Centrafricaine est représentée par CentrafriqueCheck. @AfricaCheck @AfricaCheck_Fr @CFImedias @CacCheck
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🌍 Test your knowledge about the 2023 Africa Facts Summit! When and where will this important event take place? Share your answer below, and check if you got it right! africacheck.info/quiz_africa… #AfricaFactsSummit2023 #FactsMatter
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