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Facebook, Comic Republic launches #NoFalseNewsZone online comic
Facebook, the social media giant and Comic Republic have announced the launch of #NoFalseNewsZone online comic book to combat fake news.
#NoFalseNewsZone is an educational comic series designed to help people critically analyze the messages they see and read online.
The series helps readers to identify and minimise the spread of false news. The three-part series online comic book will feature stories of an experienced nurse, an intern reporter and a university student who are on their personal journey to educate people on how to curb false news, and also join the fight against misinformation to help create a #NoFalseNewsZone online.
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Facebook’s Corporate Communications Manager for Anglophone West Africa, Oluwasola Obagbemi, said Facebook is excited to launch its #NoFalseNewsZone online comic book in collaboration with Comic Republic.
“Our hope is that with this online comic book, people will make informed decisions by thinking critically about what they read, trust and share,” Obagbemi said.
Comic Republic CEO, Jide Martin, said: “In a world where we are online for everything essential, it is now critical that we protect our new reality. I urge people to read and pass it on but most of all, really think before you share unverified messages with contacts.”
Read original article on The Guardian.
