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: Tigray
Expelled Journalists Say It’s Difficult For...
Beaten, harassed, and finally expelled. Tom Gardner, a correspondent for The Economist, discusses the difficulties in covering the war in Ethiopia with Salem Solomon of VOA
Tigrayans Arbitrarily Detained by Ethiopia Recall...
Although Ethiopia’s civil war has not reached the capital, Addis Abeba, rights groups claim authorities arbitrarily detained thousands of Tigrayans last year in waves of ethnically motivated arrests. Recently freed Tigrayans were interviewed by VOA about the conditions they faced
Tigrayans Not Allowed to Leave IDP...
In camps for the displaced in northern Ethiopia, ethnic Tigrayans claim that they are being held against their will due to their ethnicity after being evicted from their homes.VOA was able to enter two of the camps, where residents said they are unable to leave despite a lack of food, water, and medical supplies
During Tightly Controlled Visit, Ethiopia Denied...
Reports of ethnic cleansing and mass detention of Tigrayans have surfaced throughout Ethiopia’s civil war, particularly in the western Tigray region, where authorities have prevented rights groups and media from entering. VOA was granted rare but restricted access to the region, including several alleged detention and mass grave sites
In November,TPLF Accused of Attacking Hospitals...
Tigrayan forces attacked hospitals and destroyed water supply in November 2021, according to Ethiopian officials in the northern Amhara region of Ethiopia
Hunger in Northern Euthopia
After 15 months of conflict, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) released a new food security assessment on January 28 showing that nearly 40% of Tigrayans are food insecure.Meanwhile, more than 9 million people, the highest number ever, are in need of humanitarian food aid across all three conflict-affected regions in the north
War and Atrocities Spread Beyond Ethiopia’s...
In late 2020, a conflict between the Ethiopian Federal government and a local military erupted into a civil war, forcing two million people to evacuate their homes and putting hundreds of thousands in famine-like conditions
Ethiopian Refugee Crisis -Terror in Tigray
Many people in Ethiopia’s Tigray area have been displaced by civil violence, and there appears to be no end in sight. Heather Murdock of VOA travels to the mostly cut-off fighting zone, as well as refugee camps in neighbouring Sudan, to tell the story of a complex political situation and escalating humanitarian catastrophe
Crime Against Women in Tigray
Hundreds Of Women And Girls In Ethiopia’s Tigray Region Have Claimed Being Raped By Troops In A War That Continues Despite The Government’s Troop Withdrawal Last Week
In the Tigray Crisis, Ethiopia’s Holy...
Axum, A Holy City In Ethiopia’s Tigray Region, Has Seen A Surge In Pilgrims And Tourists In Recent Years. Due To A Seven-Months Of War Between The National Government And A Regional Political Party That Dominated The Ruling Coalition For Three Decades, Much Of The City’s Streets Are Silent Today, And Many Businesses Are Closed. As Heather Murdock Of VOA Explains, Ongoing Clashes In The Countryside Are Putting Pressure On The City