Parallel to today's dialogue on media freedom in Addis Ababa, a 'Digital Café' is taking place. This side event offers attendees one-on-one consultations with digital security experts, focusing on enhancing individual digital safety. This initiative complements the main discussions on the empowerment and safety of women journalists, emphasizing a commitment to comprehensive digital security. #DigitalSecurity #InternetFreedomAfrica

The post made by EBC that covers Tizita's situation reveals significant ethical concerns of journalism regarding accuracy, transparency, and privacy rights. Only relies on a single source and tends not to cross-check, potentially violating Tizita's privacy and implicating Tizita's well-being. The EBC Fact Check report raises questions about the standards of a responsible journalist and the fact-checking process.

Read our full analysis :https://haqcheck.org/challenging-ebcs-facts-the-tizita-geremew-controversy/

የሚዲያ አጠቃቀም ክህሎት ለምን ያስፈልጋል?


ንቁ ዜጋ ለመሆን፡-

የሚዲያ አጠቃቀም ክህሎት ያላቸው ሰዎች ወቅታዊና ነባራዊ ሁኔታዎችን በቀላሉ ስለሚረዱ በማህበራዊ ውይይቶች እና በዴሞክራሲያዊ ሂደቶች ላይ ንቁ ተሳትፎ እንዲያደርጉ ያስችላቸዋል።

  በመረጃ ላይ የተመሰረተ ውሳኔ ለመወሰን፡-

ስለ ሚዲያ አጠቃቀም በቂ እዉቀት ያለው ሰው ብስለታዊ አስተሳሰብን (critical thinking)  ያዳብራል፣ ይህም በማንኛዉም አጋጣሚ የሚያገኛቸውን መረጃዎች እንዲተነትን እና እንዲተረጉም ያስችለዋል። ይህ ደግሞ ወሳኔው በመረጃ ላይ የተመሰረተ እንዲሆን ይረዳዋል፡፡

የተዛቡ መረጃዎችን ለመለየት፡-

የሚዲያ አጠቃቀም ክህሎት ያለው ሰው ታማኝ የሆኑ የመረጃ ምንጮችን ታማኝ ካልሆኑት በቀላሉ የሚለይበት አቅም ይኖረዋል፣ ይህም የተዛቡ መረጃዎችን በቀላሉ ለመለየት ያስችለዋል።


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HaqCheck exposes deceptive TikTok scam claiming free jobs in Canada. Investigation revealed video showcased locations in Zanzibar, not Canada, and misused an influencer's image.

Read more on how scammers exploited aspirations through manipulation of locations and narratives. https://haqcheck.org/exposed-the-deceptive-tactics-of-a-scam-tiktok-account-promising-immigration-to-canada/

ሃሰተኛ መረጃዎች ለምን አላማ ሊሰራጩ ይችላሉ?

ሃሰተኛ መረጃዎች ለተለያየ አላማ ሊሰራጩ ይችላሉ ከእነዚህም ውስጥ ፦

• ፖሊቲካዊ እና ማህበራዊ ጫናን ለመፍጠር
• ኢኮኖሚያዊ ጥቅምን ለማግኘት
• በበቀል ስሜት በመነሳሳት በግለሰቦች ፣ በአንድ ማህበረሰብ ወይም እምነት ላይ ጫናን ለመፍጠር ሆን ተብሎ ሊሰራጭ ይችላል።

ሁል ጊዜም ቢሆን መረጃን ከማጋራታችን በፊት እናጣራ!

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Recently, a social media post falsely claimed that Siinqee Bank is illegally distributing cash without documentation. The image used in the claim was actually from a legitimate event where local farmers deposited their earnings at Siinqee Bank, read here https://haqcheck.org/false-the-image-doesnt-show-siinqee-bank-illegally-distributing-cash/

አምስት ስፓም (Spam) የሆኑ ኢሜይሎችን ለመለየት የሚጠቅሙ ዘዴዎች

Spam ኢሜይል ማለት ብዙ ጊዜ ተዛማጅነት የሌላቸው ወይም ተገቢ ያልሆኑ መልዕክቶች ለብዙ ተቀባዮች (ኢሜይል አድራሻዎች) በኢንተርኔት ላይ ሲላኩና ከተቀባዮች ዘንድ ሲደርሱ ስፓም (spam) ኢሜይል ይባላሉ ፡፡
የስፓም (spam) የኢሜይል  መልክቶችን ከመደበኛዉና ከትክክለኛው የኢሜይል መልዕክት እንዴት መለየት ይቻላል?

✍🏿 የማይታወቁ ላኪዎች/ unkown sender: የኢሜይል መልዕክቱ የተላከው ከማናውቃቸዉ ላኪዎች ወይም የኢሜይል አድራሻዎች ከሆነ ። 

✍🏿 የወል ሰላምታዎች/Generic Greetings፦ በትክክክለኛ ኢሜይል የተቀባዩ ስም ተጠቅሶ የመግቢያ ሰላምታ የሚያቀርብ  ሲሆን ስፓም (spam) ኢሜይሎች ላይ ደግሞ የተቀባዩን ስም በቀጠታ በመጥቀስ ፋንታ እንደ "ውድ ደንበኛችን" ያሉ እና መልክዕቱ ለዛ ሰዉ ብቻ እንደተላከ የማያሳዩ የመግቢያ ሰላምታዎችን ከተጠቀሙ፡

✍🏿 አጣዳፊ ቋንቋ//Urgent Language፦ አፋጣኝ የሆነ እርምጃ እንድትወስዱ ግፊት የሚያደርጉ ከሆነ እና ብዙውን ጊዜ በጣም አጓጊ ወይም አስደንጋጭ የሆኑ ቃላትን ከተጠቀሙ።

✍🏿 የሰዋስው እና የአጻጻፍ ስህተቶች/Poor Grammar and Spelling: በኢሜይል ፅሑፍ ውስጥ የአጻጻፍ ስህተቶች እና የሰዋሰው አገባብ ስህተት ካላቸዉ።

✍🏿 አጠራጣሪ ሊንኮች/Suspicious Links or Attachments:  በተለይም ከማናውቃቸዉ ሰዎች እና ከላይ ያሉትን ባህሪ ከሚያሳዩ የኢሜይል መልዕክቶች ጋር በተጨማሪ ሊንኮች ወይም አብረዉ የተያያዙ ፋይሎች ካሉት ስፓም (spam)  የመሆን እድሉ በጣም ሰፊ ነው፡፡

እንደነዚህ አይነት እንዲብራሩ የምትፈልጓቸው  ሊሎች ሃሳቦች ካሏችሁ በኮሜንት ሃሳባችሁን አጋሩን

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A viral X post claimed that a video showed clashes between supporters and opponents of the Eritrean govt globally. However, HaqCheck found that the video was misrepresented; it actually shows a street brawl on Woodbourn Road in Attercliffe. Read more: https://haqcheck.org/does-the-video-show-a-clash-between-the-supporters-and-opponents-of-the-eritrean-government/

We are delighted to invite you to a unique two-day fact-checking workshop, hosted by Inform Africa-HaqCheck in partnership with Africa Check. This important training event will be held in two sessions: June 20-21, 2024, and June 27-28, 2024, in Addis Ababa.

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