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At a media forum in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and Russia were urged to join efforts against disinformation

The III Uzbek-Russian Media Forum is taking place on November 9–10 in Tashkent. Press Secretary to the President of Uzbekistan Sherzod Asadov called coordinated efforts against fakes a matter of «common sovereignty» and proposed common information verification standards. The TASS Director General invited Uzbek media to join the International Fact-Checking Association.

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Fighting fake news in Africa: education or an instrument of control?

DW examines how African countries are countering disinformation: civil society initiatives in Ghana, South Africa and Mozambique, restrictions in Kenya and Nigeria, and the borrowing of European laws without independent oversight. DW examines how African countries are countering disinformation: civil initiatives in Ghana, South Africa and Mozambique, restrictions in Kenya and Nigeria, and the borrowing of European laws without independent oversight.

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