Headlines- False or misleading informations are spread by organizations posing as legitimate media outlets in an attempt to twist public opinion in favor of a certain ideology.
- On social media,watch out for fake messages,pictures,Videos and news.
- Always Check Independent Fact Checking Sites if You Have Some Doubts About the Authenticity of Any Information or Picture or video.
- Check Google Images for AuthThe Google Reverse Images search can helps you.
- It Would Be Better to Ignore Social Media Messages that are forwarded from Unknown or Little-Known Sources.
- If a fake message asks you to share something, you can quickly recognize it as fake messege.
- It is a heinous crime and punishable offence to post obscene, morphed images of women on social media networks, sometimes even in pornographic websites, as retaliation.
- Deepfakes use artificial intelligence (AI)-driven deep learning software to manipulate preexisting photographs, videos, or audio recordings of a person to create new, fake images, videos, and audio recordings.
- AI technology has the ability to manipulate media and swap out a genuine person's voice and likeness for similar counter parts.
- Deepfake creators use this fake substance to spread misinformation and other illegal activities.Deepfakes are frequently used on social networking sites to elicit heated responses or defame opponents.
- One can identify AI created fake videos by identifying abnormal eye movement, Unnatural facial expressions, a lack of feeling, awkward-looking hand,body or posture,unnatural physical movement or form, unnatural coloring, Unreal-looking hair,teeth that don't appear natural, Blurring, inconsistent audio or noise, images that appear unnatural when slowed down, differences between hashtags blockchain-based digital fingerprints, reverse image searches.
- Look for details,like stange background,orientation of teeth,handsclothing,asymmetrical facial features,use reverse image search tools.
Month: January 2019
Malawi’s Film Industry Winning Awards Despite...
The southeast African country of Malawi has no film schools and no cinemas. But self-taught Malawi directors have still won international prizes for their films
At NYC’s Enchantments, Magic For Sale
Black cats, candles, mysterious ingredients and ancient books. It’s not a scene from a scary Hollywood movie, just a few of the items passers-by will see through the shop window of a New York boutique that specializes in witchcraft and magic
Muslims and Christians Share Compound in...
From Our Archive Muslims and Christians in a small town in southern Niger have been worshipping in the same compound for more than 60 years. VOA Hausa Service reporter Haruna Mammane Bako brings us a story of religious tolerance narrated by Mahmud Lalo~VOA NEWS
Senegal Opens Museum of Black Civilizations...
After an official inauguration last month, Senegal finally opened the Museum of Black Civilizations to the general public this week
Paris’ Riverside Booksellers Seek UNESCO Status
The city’s riverside booksellers are campaigning for special recognition by the United Nation’s cultural agency. At stake, some say, is sheer survival
OHCHR Demands Independent Khashoggi Trial
Speaking to journalists in Geneva, Ravina Shamdasani from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), confirmed that her office was aware that the trial was under way
Islamic Banking Grows in Africa Amid...
Islamic-style banking is on the rise worldwide, showing especially strong growth in Africa recently, according to the rating agency Moody’s
‘Right To Be There’? Afghan Officials,...
Afghan journalist Parviz Kawa later suggested that Trump may have confused a “library” with the Afghan parliament, which was constructed by India and inaugurated by Modi in 2015
Fighting Misinformations: Tweet Feeds
Always remember the journalism mantra that if your mother says she loves you,check.it out.Check and recheck before consuming any information.from.the internet
No Retreat, No Surrender, From Defensive...
Dr Samuel Sako said in 2019, the Interim Government will shift its strategy from being defensive to offensive and bleed the occupier. The campaign launched dubbed My Trip to Buea, according to Dr Sako, yielded fruits and money donated have served several ways in the struggle