Weaponizing Lies: Disinformation and Democracy in West Africa | InfoCheck Ep.1
Update: 2025-10-18
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Disinformation is tearing through West Africa — shaping elections, fueling mistrust, and weakening democracy. In this first episode of InfoCheck, Francis Boniface talks with Jerry Sam, Executive Director of PenPlusBytes, about how false narratives spread and who’s behind them.
📍 Countries covered: Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso
🔹 Explore key findings from the Disinformation Index
🔹 Understand how disinformation threatens democracy
🔹 Learn what can be done to fight back
🎙️ InfoCheck is a WADR production in partnership with PenPlusBytes, powered by NED.
#InfoCheck #WADR #Disinformation #WestAfrica #PenPlusBytes #Podcast
📍 Countries covered: Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso
🔹 Explore key findings from the Disinformation Index
🔹 Understand how disinformation threatens democracy
🔹 Learn what can be done to fight back
🎙️ InfoCheck is a WADR production in partnership with PenPlusBytes, powered by NED.
#InfoCheck #WADR #Disinformation #WestAfrica #PenPlusBytes #Podcast
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