Africa check

                                                             Africa check

                                          

Africa Check is a fact-checking group with an African base that distinguishes between genuine and false news items by highlighting significant public remarks, comparing them with the strongest supporting data, and releasing fact-checking reports.

The group held a training session for TUT Journalism students to instruct them on the process of fact-checking. Carina van Wyk, an organization representative, was in charge of leading the session. She claimed that one of the best things about fact-checking is that it encourages responsibility and works to make sure that the public receives news of the highest caliber. Additionally, it shields us from being susceptible to bogus news because of things like mental bias.

She stated that it is crucial to determine whether a claim can be verified or if it is merely an opinion before beginning the fact-checking process. If it can be verified, define terminology and concepts used in the claims before locating the original source and verifying the content. To do this, one can check up the legal and scientific definitions of the terminology as well as earlier instances of their use. Then, utilizing up-to-date, trustworthy information, one should examine the evidence, perhaps by speaking with professionals who can vouch for it. Finally, evaluate the data and draw a conclusion.

Many of the participants found the training session to be beneficial as they learned the significance of not simply using every piece of information that comes to you or that piques your attention, you need to do some research on the facts first.