Namibia Fact-Check

Media and civil society join forces to combat misinformation ahead of elections

Media and civil society join forces to combat misinformation ahead of elections

Martin Endjala A coalition of Namibian media and civil society organisations has come together to promote the dissemination of credible information in the run-up to the November 2024 elections. The initiative, which is aimed at helping voters critically engage with political messaging, was announced on Tuesday by Frederico Links, the editor of Namibia Fact-Check. “This is a much-needed and very welcome initiative. We are definitely seeing an uptick in election-related misinformation and disinformation ahead of the 27 November elections, so he explained that this initiative will help us and our partners try to stem the tide of falsehoods that could…
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