As citizen journalism spreads with more and more people taking part in transmitting news over the internet, false information increases across the web. Therefore, further effort is to be exerted to combat misinformation by raising awareness and equip social media activists and users with a pivotal toolkit to detect such information before being published.
This session aims to equip the participants with the necessary skills to combat false news with the help of open-source, free, and accessible tools. The session will also broaden and cement the participants’ perceptions of false news that mushroom over social media and the internet in general.