The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, has called for immediate action to address the growing problem of misinformation and disinformation in Ghana.
Misinformation is the spreading of false information without the intent to deceive while disinformation on the other hand, is the deliberate dissemination of false information to manipulate the public.
He warned that the spread of false information by both the media and political groups was distorting Ghana's democratic processes, fuelling violence, and undermining public trust.
Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Wednesday, Mr Braimah highlighted the increasing ethnic tensions in regions such as Upper West, Upper East, and Bono East, which had been exacerbated by misinformation.
