TheCable’s five tips to avoid election misinformation | TheCable 2023Elections
With less than 45 days away from the general election, the internet has been awash with viral claims targeted at misinforming the public. The sole aim of these claims is simple — sway unsuspecting persons to a false narrative. As evident from the engagements of these kinds of reports, the tactics have been somehow successful.
In order to help you better consume information on social media, TheCable has put together five tips to identify beautifully-worded, stunningly-crafted misinformation as the election approaches.As far as elections are concerned in Nigeria, only one body presides over the electoral process — theThis means information revolving around voting, permanent voter cards , and election results that do not conform with what INEC has put out are likely false.
comparing the information to established sources, objectively looking out for biased tones in the report, frequent misspellings or awkward layouts, incorrect dates, and lack of evidence or reliance on unnamed experts may all indicate a false news story. As such, be on the lookout.Now, listen. We say this because a lot of hard work is going on behind the scene.
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