by By Solomon Asha – Calabar
In an attempt to curb the prevalence of fake news and misleading press releases in the state, the Cross River State Government, through the office of the Senior Special Assistant on ICT/New Media Mr. Nate Otaba has launched an application/solution for verification of official State Press Releases.
Introducing the CRSGVERIFY application, Otaba noted that “fact-checking and warnings of misinformation are increasingly prevalent in modern news media and political communications. While many warnings about fake news are valid and enable people to reject misleading information over the years, attempts to creating a solution to curb the deception has yielded little ”
Speaking further, Otaba disclosed that, “in his bid to provide a one stop solution to eradicate fake news in the State, His Excellency, Sen. Ben Ayade instituted a framework which led to the development of the CRSGVERIFY app.
“As the name implies, the CRSGVERIFY app enables the public to verify news update or press releases. It is also aimed at curbing the spread of fake news in the State.
“The CRSGVERIFY app is embedded in all social media platforms namely facebook, telegram etc. Users are advised to search for CRSGVERIFY on facebook, telegram etc to access the online platform.”
He lauded other members of the CRSGVERIFY team particularly Engr. Iwada Eja – SSA ICT and Mr. Ekema Onyam – sofware engineer for their contributions.
