In their bid to reduce the menace of fake news, misinformation and false reports among other unethical practices among journalists in Nigeria, Africa Check, an independent fact checking platform in Africa with the support of the United States Consulate General, Lagos and the International Press Centre have trained no fewer than twenty-one journalists on how to spot fake news, misinformation and write balanced reports.
The training, christened “2-day workshop of fact-checking and verification training for journalists/editors” held in Ibadan the Oyo state capital between Thursday and Friday, according to the Nigeria Editor of Africa Check, Mr. David Ajikobi, was to intimate the participants how best they can employ fact checking tools to check claims by politicians, researchers government officials among others.
David Ajikobi said that the training would afford the journalists who will later teach their colleagues in their various newsrooms and organisations how to write balanced reports devoid of false information.
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