Counter mis-disinformation to reduce tension in political seasons – Lecturer tells media

Mis-disinformation is a combination of two words, misinformation, and disinformation which means information that is false and misleading and may either be intended to harm or not to harm.

Tietaah added that such an act of sharing false information leads to deception of the public which is likely to affect voting preferences and thereby, impact negatively the country’s development.

Tietaah emphasized the need for media practitioners to be more scrupulous when spreading information.

“Passing on information without the intent or without the knowledge that is wrong calls on us to be more diligent and scrupulous in the information we share

The Communication lecturer also stressed that mis-disinformation can be reduced when media practitioners expose themselves to training workshops to renew what they already know.

Meanwhile, a fact-checker and Programmes Officer with the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Krobea Asante urged media practitioners to avoid biases when cross-checking information that affects its outcome.

But you are biased towards that belief, and you use that belief system to approach an understanding or analysis of certain information when you are trying to fact-check it