Accra, February 23, 2026 – FactSpace West Africa (FSWA) has conducted training on information disorder and information verification for Master’s students at the University of Ghana’s Department of Communication Studies.
The two-hour sessions took place on February 16 and February 23, 2026, covering areas such as information disorder and fake news; steps in verification and the fact-checking process, and AI and its double-edged effect on the digital information ecosystem.
Setting the tone for the first session, Dr. Aurelia Ayisi, who invited FSWA to facilitate the class emphasized the importance of having people actively engaged in fighting information disorder interfacing with students to share practical first-hand experience.
“FactSpace and other allies in this space are better equipped to share insights on especially the fast changing space of digital mis and disinformation, their expertise will complement whatever you learn in class with respect to media literacy and information verification,” she said.
FSWA editor Alfa Shaban took students through an initial session that focused on information disorder and associated theoretical concepts, fake news and how to spot it, claims and how to work them into fact-check reports.
In the final session, Alfa took the students through the fact-checking process, shared some digital verification tools and also highlighted the rapidly evolving area of AI misinformation and how AI platforms are also helping to fight some instances of mis and disinformation.
Ms Gifty Danso, a research associate, also shared an overview on FactSpace West Africa with the students, detailing the organisation’s operations and digital tools we have built and deployed, among others The GhanaFact WhatsApp chatbot and the IVR platform.
The training forms part of FactSpace West Africa’s broader commitment to strengthening media and information literacy, promoting responsible information sharing, and building a new generation of fact-checkers in Ghana and across West Africa.
The course lecturers, Dr Aurelia Ayisi and Dr. Diana Sebbie, emphasised the importance of information integrity, hence the need for communication students and faculty members to be exposed to innovative ways to tackle information disorder.
