Women fighting fake news
Two experts from Nigeria and Chile discuss the harm fake news can cause women worldwide.
Fake news can have harmful consequences for those who believe it - but why are women often the target of disinformation campaigns? Kim Chakanetsa meets two experts to discuss how disinformation affect the lives of women around the world.
Paulina Ibarra is the Executive Director of Fundaci贸n Multitudes, a civil society organization based in Chile. She leads The Women鈥檚 Observatory Against Disinformation and Fake News, a project supporting women and members of underrepresented communities who decide to take leadership roles.
Hannah Ajakaiye is an award-winning journalist from Nigeria. She鈥檚 currently a Knight Fellow with the International Center for Journalists, where she trains fact checkers across Africa and works with social media influencers to dispel myths and debunk fake news stories.
Produced by Alice Gioia
(Image: (L) Hannah Ajakaiye, credit Monsuru Tiamiyu. (R) Paulina Ibarra, credit Rosario Oddo.)
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