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Ten journalists trained in information verification in Berbérati

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Ten community radio journalists take part in training on information verification and the fight against disinformation in Berbérati, Central African Republic. The session strengthens their practices for cross-checking and identifying false information, after earlier training for content creators and community leaders, according to Centra News.

Ten journalists from two community radio stations in Berbérati, Zoukpan(a) and Sanaï, are taking part on 7 November in training on information verification in Mambéré-Kadéï prefecture, according to Centra News. The session covers the identification of false information, the search for reliable sources, cross-checking facts and verifying content before it is broadcast.

The training follows an earlier session that brought together around 20 content creators and community leaders to discuss the challenges of disinformation, according to Centra News.

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