Disinformation: The new scourge of global economies

A session at the Shusha Global Media Forum on Understanding the reach of Disinformation. [Noah Kipkemboi, Standard]

A recent conference on combating disinformation laid bare the extent of the vice on global economies.

The Second Shusha Global Media Forum last month in Shusha City, Azerbaijan came on the backdrop of the Gen Z-led anti-government protests in Kenya, marked by all manner of disinformation, especially concerning the faces behind the demos. They were marked by misleading hashtags such as #KTNGenocideMedia, calling into question the credibility of mainstream media's reporting on the protests.