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.
Tag: Kenya Coronavirus
COVID-19:Kenya Private Schools Repurposed
Scores of privately owned schools in Kenya have closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. But some of the school buildings have been repurposed as businesses, such as providing residential housing and even one selling coffins
Matatus Launch COVID-19 Tracing Program in...
As Kenya sees a jump in confirmed cases of COVID-19, the country’s colorful public transport buses, called matatus, have launched a progrm in the capital for passenger contact tracing. If a rider tests positive for the virus, other commuters will get an alert that they should go for testing
Kenya’s Job Market Ravaged by Coronavirus
The Kenyan government says COVID-19 has forced nearly two million people out of work. As Mohammed Yusuf reports from Nairobi, many Kenyans who had steady jobs are now relying on informal work to survive
COVID-19:Kenya Drive-in Music Festival
Kenya Drive-in Music Festival is underway with COVID-19 restrictions but people are enjoying every bit of it. Artists say it’s new normal and they have to observe the rule keep the social distance
COVID-19: Kenya Corruption
Organizations such as the World Bank, IMF, and the Jack Ma Foundation have contributed aid worth more than $2 billion to aid Kenya’s fight against COVID-19. But much of the money and donated medical supplies have gone missing, prompting President Uhuru Kenyatta to order an investigation into who might have taken it all
Reporter Returns to Kenya and a...
Kenya-based reporter Ruud Elmendorp spent almost six months in Tanzania because of travel restrictions imposed by the coronavirus. But he finally made it home after the skies between Tanzania and Kenya reopened. He is happy to be reunited with his girlfriend but he found another Kenya than the country he left in March
Kenyan Artists Use their Craft to...
The job losses in Kenya that resulted from the COVID-19 lockdown have also hurt Kenyan artists, who are trying to find different ways to promote their craft and make a living
Kenya’s Souvenir Beadmakers Struggle as Tourism...
The annual Great Migration of wildlife across Tanzania and Kenya usually attracts thousands of tourists on safari, bringing income to trades that depend on them — such as souvenir makers. But, as the COVID-19 pandemic has dropped tourism numbers, Kenya’s craftsmen and women are suffering. In Narok, Kenya, women who specialize in beadwork for tourists have seen their incomes drop to a fraction of what they were last year
COVID-19: Kenya Mental Health
Kenya’s Ministry of Health says the number of mental health cases have jumped dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the country’s mental health taskforce, 25% of coronavirus outpatients and 40% of in-hospital patients suffer from mental health issues such as depression. But more Kenyans are seeking help and speaking up about it
COVID-19:Plight of Kenyan Private Teachers
The Kenya Private School Association (KPSA) is lobbying the government to help sustain their schools and teachers after authorities announced that, due to COVID-19, schools cannot open until January. Kenya’s Ministry of Education is supporting public schools and teachers but many private teachers have had to turn to other jobs to survive financially