NMC to launch app to tackle misinformation and disinformation

The National Media Commission (NMC) has announced plans to launch a digital app to combat misinformation and disinformation ahead of the 2024 general elections.

This is barely two months after The Ghana Report Summit to proffer solutions and strategies to deal with the canker.

The app aims to empower journalists and citizens to report real-time suspicious activities at polling stations, facilitating prompt responses to any electoral malpractice.

At a forum organized by the Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG) on the theme, “Moderating the Airwaves for Peaceful and Credible Elections 2024,” George Sarpong, the Executive Secretary of the National Media Commission (NMC), expressed optimism that the new app would promote peaceful elections and enhance the safety of journalists.

He added that the app will be a game-changer that is expected to offer accurate information at various polling stations across Ghana.

“This is going to be a game-changer in the sense that it is going to offer us very accurate information about what is happening around the country about the elections.

“And then in terms of the electoral results, if anybody who is at any polling station at the time we are declaring the results films and submits this, the system can verify the authenticity of what has been submitted.

“We believe that if there is any dispute regarding any incident, this will offer very efficient evidence for anybody interested in understanding exactly what happened there and to address it,” he noted.