We are a collective of media and media-related organizations with a common interest in addressing misinformation and the problems it causes. #FumbuaKe
A New, Ground-breaking Collaborative Journalism Project Set to Tackle Mis & Dis – information in Kenya. In late 2021, Baraza Media Lab and twenty-three (23) media and media-related organisations met to discuss whether there was interest in taking collective action to combat mis/disinformation and mal-information aimed at confusing voters ahead of the Kenyan elections in 2022. Through these sessions, the collective concluded that there is a surge in a dedicated and sophisticated spike in mis/dis/mal – information attacks as well as a clear lack of training for media practitioners Launched in April 2022, Fumbua, which is a Swahili word meaning to unravel the truth, is a collaborative journalism project focused on discovering and investigating suspicious information about public policies in the upcoming general elections that have been shared on social media or messaging apps. #FumbuaKe #BML https://barazalab.com/programs/fumbua/
