Anti Misinfo And Disinfo Campaigner On The Need To Equip Civil Society Organizations
PHOTO: Taweh Johnson, CAMD Executive Director
In the wake of the rise in cases of misinformation and disinformation, campaigners the practice are intensifying their efforts to stamp the wave both in the mainstream media and on social media platforms.
A local nonprofit civil society group, Campaigners Against Misinformation and Disinformation (CAMDI) recently completed Election Misinfo and Disinfo Prevention and Response Training for Civil Society Organizations at the Bomi Civil Society Intellectual Center in Tubmanburg, Bomi County.
Over 35 persons including heads of CSOs and persons living with disabilities were at the training. According to Taweh Johnson, Executive Director of Campaigners against Misinfo and Disinfo in Liberia on Monday, October 9, 2023, says a press release from the group,
Mr. Johnson said that the training was intended to equip Civil Society Organizations with the relevant skills to prevent the spread of misinformation and disinformation in Liberia before, during, and after the October 10, 2023 Polls.
Heads of Civil Society Organizations and persons living with disabilities got useful skills and knowledge to prevent the spread of misinformation and disinformation during the electoral period.
Participants commended Campaigners Against Misinfo and Disinfo for the training and promised to be ambassadors in the fight against misinformation and disinformation in Liberia during the Electoral Period and beyond. International Observers from the European Union were at the training.