FactSpace West Africa emerges 2nd Runner-Up at DW start-up contest at the 2022 Global Media Forum
FactSpace West Africa has emerged the 2nd runner-up in the DW Start-up contest at the Global Media Forum 2022 out...
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Press Releases
FactSpace and ECONEC organize regional workshop for 30 electoral officials to effectively fight fake news
FactSpace West Africa has supported the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) in training about 30 electoral commission officials from...
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MPs Fight Infodemic: Legislators from 11 Commonwealth countries join the fight against COVID-19 misinformation
West African fact-checking organisation, FactSpace West Africa is partnering with MPs from 11 Commonwealth countries to fight COVID-19 misinformation, myths...
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FactSpace West Africa joins parliamentarians from Africa and the United Kingdom for a mock committee inquiry focusing on misinformation
The Parliament of Ghana and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) has invited FactSpace West Africa to participate in the Africa...
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An open letter to YouTube’s CEO from the world’s fact-checkers
Ms. Susan Wojcicki, It’s been almost two years since the COVID-19 pandemic started. The world has seen time and time again...
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The Gambia’s Political Transition: Fact-checking the first post Yahya Jammeh presidential elections
On December 4, 2021, Gambians lined up to participate in a presidential election that sought to reinforce the country’s democratic...
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Fact-checkers team up with Social Media Influencers to tackle misinformation in The Gambia
With about 430 thousand social media users in The Gambia, FactSpace West Africa in partnership with the Gambia Press Union...
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Fighting elections misinformation and disinformation: FactSpace West Africa trains 25 journalists in The Gambia
Ahead of The Gambia’s highly contested Presidential elections on December 4, FactSpace West Africa in partnership with the Gambia Press...
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The fight against impunity for the killings of journalists and media actors must be a common priority
November 2, 2021, marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. The statistics on murders of journalists...
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Gambia Fact-Checking Network launched to tackle information disorder ahead of 2021 elections
Thirty journalists in The Gambia have been trained in fact-checking and news verification to be part of a national network...
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