INEC Chairman Charges Editors on Rigorous Fact-Checking Ahead of 2027 Election

INEC to editors: Beware of deepfakes, safeguard 2027 election

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INEC chairman charges editors on rigorous fact-checking ahead of 2027 election

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged Nigerian editors to strengthen fact-checking and digital verification systems ahead of the 2027 General Elections to combat the growing threat of AI-generated deepfakes and disinformation. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, represented by the Enugu Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Chukwuemeka Chukwu, gave the

INEC Charges Editors to Strengthen Fact-Checking Ahead of 2027 Elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged Nigerian editors to strengthen fact-checking and digital verification systems ahead of the 2027 general elections to tackle the growing threat of artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes and disinformation. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, represented by the Enugu Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Chukwuemeka Chukwu, gave the charge on Thursday […]

INEC chairman charges editors on rigorous fact-checking ahead 2027 elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged Nigerian editors to strengthen fact-checking and digital verification systems ahead of the 2027 General Elections to combat the growing threat of AI-generated deepfakes and disinformation. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, represented by the Enugu Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Chukwuemeka Chukwu, gave the charge on Thursday at …

Amupitan at Editors' Conference, says 'without a free, rigorous, courageous media, citizens vote in the dark'

*OPENING REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE CHAIRMAN, INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC), PROF. JOASH AMUPITAN, SAN, AT THE 24TH ALL NIGERIA EDITORS CONFERENCE (ANEC 2026) IN ENUGU ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2026 PROTOCOLS His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Enugu State The President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, Mr. Eze Anaba Members of the Standing […]