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: African News
The Eye Catchers of the Week
Watch VOA’s top stories from Africa this week, including the reasons why Islamist insurgents from the Sahel region of West Africa pose a threat to the entire region and how African teams are vying for a chance to win the World Cup of football
African Drumming Circle Keeps Beat in...
In order to introduce some African beat to the city and to inspire others to do the same, a circle of drummers performs on the weekends in Central Park in New York
Victims of South Africa’s Racial Discrimination...
Apartheid victims in South Africa have been camped out in front of the country’s constitutional court, demanding the reparations that they claim were promised to them but never materialised
Cholera Outbreak in Malawi
One of the biggest cholera outbreaks in recent memory is being tackled in Malaqi. More than 8,000 people have been infected and more than 250 people have died as a result of its nationwide spread.
More Confucius Institutes Open in Africa...
Through “Confucius Institutes” in colleges across the world, the Chinese government has been exercising soft power for nearly 20 years. In contrast to previous trends in which colleges in the West have been closing these institutes, African universities have seen an increase in the number of Confucius Institutes opening
Children’s Education in Kenya Disrupted by...
Tens of thousands of children in herder communities are being forced to drop out of school, according to Kenyan authorities, as a result of a record drought that has killed millions of livestock and left millions of people in need of food aid.
In the Face of Record Drought,...
Nearly eight million Somalis, or half the population, have been affected by the record-breaking drought, and the Somali authorities are scrambling to avert famine. As thousands of people flee starvation in the countryside to displaced camps in the city, Baidoa, the largest city in Somalia’s South West state, is bearing the brunt.
Africa This Week
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has called for a significant increase in international aid for communities in Kenya and Somalia that have been severely affected by the drought
Zimbabwe Authorities Concerned About the Deaths...
More than 100 people have been killed this year alone as a result of illegal mining in Zimbabwe, according to the country’s authorities, more than twice more than double that of died in 2020. The government has started a safety campaign to target illegal miners
In Zimbabwe’s Capital,Feeling Water Pressure
A growing population is taxing the water supplày in Zimbabwe’s capital region . An ageing infrastructure that is vulnerable to contamination and political squabbling that blocks improvements further constrain this supply.It often falls on women to find clean water