A new study has emphasised the need to counter the advent of fake news and hate speech in Nigeria as well as stem the surge and its damaging impact on the polity. ASSISTANT EDITOR
The university don noted that the speed with which the internet enables the media to manufacture, process and disseminate information in this digital age has become dizzying. “In Nigeria, the 2015 and 2019 general elections have also witnessed the upsurge in the use of fake news and hate speeches. A clear understanding of the pattern of use and implications and counter-measures has become even more imperative. Thus, this study focuses on the 2019 elections in Nigeria by apprehending fake news and hate speeches in the run-up to, during and after the election with a view to providing a road map for countering the malodorous effects on the polity.
“Social media have greatly widened the public sphere and enhanced higher level of public engagement and participation of hitherto neglected and/or marginalised social segment of the populace. The kind of professional restraint we find in the mainstream media are largely absent on social media platforms,” Prof. Osho said.
“Interestingly, the study also found one story that is both a hate speech and fake news. This lethal combination highlights the need to pay more attention to both phenomena in the political and other spheres of the polity. Thus, the study found that there is a high prevalence of fake news and hate speech in the 2019 Elections in Nigeria.
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