A false report published online by Dreamz FM, a private media house in Bolgatanga, has triggered a death threat directed at an investigative journalist, Edward Adeti. The last paragraph of the report, which was put out by Dreamzfmonline.com on 15th December, 2021, states that a court has exonerated a former …
Read More »Man arrested for fake news on coronavirus
Police in Kenya have arrested a 23-year-old man for publishing false information on the spread of coronavirus. Elijah Muthui Kitonyo was arrested in Mwingi town in eastern Kenya for claiming that the government gave misleading details on the first confirmed case of coronavirus in the country. The tweet on a …
Read More »Journalist arrested over ‘fake news’
A journalist has been arrested in Tanzania accused of publishing fake news about alleged police abuse of suspects in custody. Joseph Gandye works for Watetezi TV, a station established last year by the Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition (THRDC). THRDC issued a statement condemning Gandye’s arrest, saying he was being …
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