• SHOWING RESULTS FOR: fake news

  • The top fact-checking news websites in Africa

    FEATURES | FEATURES | FEATURES | Jamlab Contributor | 29 Apr 2022

    Sorting fact from fiction: we have compiled a list of fact-checking organisations in Africa which have been working tirelessly to curb the spread of fake news and misinformation

  • Why Ghana’s law on publication of false news should go

    FEATURES | FEATURES | FEATURES | Jamlab Contributor | 25 Feb 2022

    Legal practitioner and media law lecturer Samuel Appiah Darko explains why the law was passed, the inherent dangers of its wording and the abuses it is enabling

  • Spotting hoaxes: how young people in Africa use cues to spot misinformation online

    FEATURES | FEATURES | FEATURES | Jamlab Contributor | 07 Jun 2021

    Users do spend some time thinking about whether information is true; the decision to share it (even if it’s fake news) depends on the topic and the type of message

  • Jamlab Accelerator was just the beginning for Manifexto’s Nuxo

    FEATURES | FEATURES | FEATURES | Jamlab Contributor | 10 Mar 2021

    After 6 months of hard work, we can only say it was totally worth it! We have finished our project, launched an MVP and have a challenging roadmap ahead of us. We could not have asked for a better way to start this year

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