PRESS RELEASE
Accra,
Ghana (November 25, 2022) - AW Free Foundation in
partnership with FactSpace West Africa have trained Togolese journalists on
fact-checking techniques and tools.
The workshop was held in the Togolese capital, Lome, on November 22 as part of AW Free Foundation's media development initiative to impart knowledge of best practices to help improve media systems.
The
journalists were taken through the fact-checking processes including
identifying claims; verification of information; presentation of facts;
diversification of sources and putting together fact-check reports among
others.
The Executive Director of AW Free Foundation, Emmanuel Agbenonwossi said: “Francophone Africa has its own peculiar challenges which provide a fertile ground for the production and consumption of fake news.
