2023 Elections: Nigerian company unveils App to combat fake news

Rise Networks, a Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Company, on Friday in Abuja, launched the “Run-Am” mobile app to verify fake news and combat the spread of misinformation during the electioneering period.

Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji, founder, Rise Networks, said the platform, which can be accessed on Google Play Store, is a tool capable of ensuring efficiency and accountability of information during the 2023 elections and beyond.

She said that the project had the support of the MacArthur Foundation and the Centre for Information, Technology and Development (CITAD).