{
  "id": 11130999,
  "title": "Platform launched to help Ghanaian youth fight disinformation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/platform-launched-to-help-ghanaian-youth-fight-disinformation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T06:47:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/platform-launched-to-help-ghanaian-youth-fight-disinformation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A new platform, LetsDebunk (www.letsdebunk.org), has been introduced in Ghana to bolster the nation's resistance to disinformation among the youth. The initiative, unveiled in Accra during the Empowering Ghanaian Youth against Disinformation Project launch, aims to empower young people, community-based organizations, and media practitioners with skills to identify, verify, and counter misleading content before it proliferates.\n\nResearcher Ms. Rebecca Avusu revealed insights from a survey of Ghanaian youth, conducted across four regions, detailing how they access, consume, and share information. WhatsApp was identified as the primary source of information (74.6% of respondents), followed by Facebook, television, TikTok, and word of mouth. Politics, finance, and entertainment were among the main areas where disinformation was most commonly encountered, indicating the pervasiveness of misleading content in various facets of daily life.\n\nDespite 50.8% of respondents avoiding sharing doubtful information, only 48.4% took action through verification, correction, or reporting. However, an overwhelming 81% expressed readiness to utilize LetsDebunk, emphasizing the importance of verified sources, reliable information, and transparent methodology in building trust. These findings will guide the forthcoming stages of the project, which include youth training programs commencing in October 2026, micro-grants for responsible content creation, and collaborations with youth-oriented organizations and community media.\n\nThe project receives support from the German Government, whose interim representative emphasized the necessity of collective efforts to fortify Ghana's defenses against disinformation, safeguarding democratic values, social cohesion, and national peace.",
  "summary": "A growing exposure of Ghanaian youth to disinformation, coupled with significant gaps in their ability to verify and respond to misleading content, has prompted the launch of a new platform to strengthen the country’s information resilience. The LetsDebunk website (www.letsdebunk.org), developed from findings of a baseline survey of young people, is designed to help the … The post Platform…",
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}