Deepfakes: INEC chairman tasks editors on fact-checking

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Nigeria urged editors and newsroom managers to enhance fact-checking and digital verification to combat AI-driven deepfakes ahead of the 2027 general elections. INEC emphasized the importance of media responsibility and journalist welfare for democracy.

…Cautions media against unofficial results…Says journalists’ welfare critical to democracy By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe ENUGU — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged editors and newsroom managers to strengthen fact-checking and digital verification mechanisms to counter the growing threat of artificial intelligence-driven deepfakes ahead of the 2027 general elections. INEC warned that synthetic disinformation, […] The post Deepfakes: INEC chairman tasks editors on fact-checking appeared first on Vanguard News.