Fact-checking journalist network launched to combat disinformation

Contributed by NAMPA.

By Angie September
RABAT, 26 APRIL (NAMPA) – A network of fact-checking journalists has been established under the auspices of the Atlantic Federation of African Press Agencies (FAAPA) to combat disinformation and misinformation in Africa, by pooling efforts and exchanging experiences.
Announcing the establishment of the Network of African Press Agencies Fact-Checker Journalists (RJF-FAAPA) in Rabat, Morocco on Thursday, FAAPA president Fouad Arif said its formation comes at a time characterised ...