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Balobaki Check supports the creation of a Fact-checker network in the Democratic Republic of Congo to combat the spread of misinformation

Kinshasa - April 02, 2025 -  On International Fact-checking Day, BALOBAKI CHECK launches a Fact-checker network in the Democratic Republic to broaden citizen engagement in the public arena and on social networks. The network brings together journalists from various...
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Report from the DRC – The difficulty of accessing reliable information: how disinformation and media censorship have made communities more vulnerable to insecurity

By Ange Kasongo Adihe (Balobaki Check, RDC) et Valdez Onanina (Africa Check, Afrique francophone) - Translated by Helen Vesperini  This text is the first in a series of articles illustrating the impact of disinformation through...
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Be careful!  Hate speech of a tribal nature  undermines national cohesion 

The publication claims that Mrs. Kasalu, Tshisekedi's mother, sent a message to the family. The voice message reads: "Let the whites come and decide between us. Don't back down. Don't negotiate, because the people of Kivu are not our brothers. And not even the people...
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Fact-checking – Meta: if Mark Zuckerberg extends his decision to Africa, it would contribute to an information disorder where access to information is limited in some countries

It would be worrying if Meta were to stop collaborating with external fact-checkers in countries where access to information is limited. In March 2020, a Congolese mother was arrested by the authorities after her three children died consecutively, victims of an...
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