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Unmasking Misinformation: Journalist’s Quest for Verified Truth (International Edition)

The Journalists as Fact Checkers workshop, organised by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Africa for the Womentorship Champions, recently, was an unexpected catalyst for my growth as a female human rights defender. It effortlessly merged with my duties as both a journalist and an advocate, highlighting how journalism serves as a crucial act of service against misinformation. In Zimbabwe, where confirming straightforward facts such as fatality counts from road accidents can be difficult because of restricted access to data, fact-checking goes beyond being just part of one’s job; it transforms into a nuanced but important mode of defiance. One powerful takeaway was learning about “lateral reading,” which pushed me to go deeper than just skimming content and succumbing to click temptations. This change in mindset has provided me with a persistent critical outlook, examining each headline through the meticulous gaze of an investigator. Rather than taking information at ...
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Alarm Raised Over Release of Unverified Reports

HARARE, May 21 (NewsBlogLive)—The Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) has voiced worry about the increasing volume of unchecked reports released by journalists taking advantage of the rise of social media platforms.

The emergence of social media has ignited rivalry among writers to be the first to break news, pushing rumor spreaders pretending to be reporters to hastily publish unverified information.

During a fact-checking training session in Harare, Lifaqane Nare from FactCheckZw urged journalists to ensure they verify information before publishing to prevent the spread of misinformation.

The distinction between a journalist and a rumormonger lies in their capacity to validate the information they disseminate.

“Everyone can get information but it takes a journalists to get facts. If you do not conduct research and verify the information you disseminate, you are not a journalist but a reporter", Nare said.

The training focused on the understanding of the landscape of misinformation, and fact checking tools and the participants did exercises on verification tools and shared the challenges they encountered during the exercise.

Fungisai Sithole of FNF emphasized the importance for reporters to uphold and protect the truth.

" With the high rate of misinformation, disinformation and propaganda shared on digital platforms, journalists have a role to play in the fight against information disorders.

"Defending the truth and safeguarding democracy are responsibilities journalists must uphold," Sithole stated.

Farai Magada, a broadcaster who took part in the program, emphasized that the fact-checking training enabled her to grasp the significance of verifying information prior to disseminating stories.

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