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Authority Warns Media Against 'False' Information
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The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has threatened to revoke licenses of media houses which continue reporting false information during this time of election campaigns. The director general Dr. Ally Simba specifically targeted the ...

How a false rumour spread that Rwanda's president had died

UK anti-fake news unit dealing with up to 10 false coronavirus articles a day  The GuardianCoronavirus fake news 'could cost lives', Culture Secretary warns  The TelegraphView Full coverage on Google News

Elsie Kubie is alive and well, but a post using her photo wrongly claimed she had died of Covid-19.

The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) Content Committee Chairperson Mrs Margaret Munyagi (centre ) and other Committee officials Mr Joseph Mapunda (right) and Mr Walter Bgoya during a Ruling against ITV and Radio One for airing ‘false breaking-news’ that the Police Force had forbidden a procession that was meant to escort the presidential candidate aspirant on CHADEMA ticket Mr Edward Lowassa who was to pick nomination forms on 10thAugust 2015. ITV and Radio One was issued...

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Media to sue state over Mwangosi death.
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Media stakeholders in the country will file a case against the government to hold it accountable for the death of Daudi Mwangosi. The call is part of the resolutions passed at the end of the two day's conference to mark the World Press Freedom Day marked at ...

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>Parliament was yesterday told of favouritism and blatant misuse of public funds running into millions of shillings in placing budget speech advertisements in the media.