HACKS/HACKERS HOLD IT'S DECEMBER MEET-UP

Hacks/hackers hold their meet-up and end of the year party on Saturday 9th of December, 2017 at Civic Hive, 42, Montgomery Road, Yaba. The program was slated to start at 11am, it was themed- Fake news and Fact checking which was centered on how to deal with the menace of fake news that circulates therefore bringing down the profession of journalism. Hack/hackers December was based on enlightening those in attendance on how to thrash and sift out fake news in the world of big data where different kinds of informations fact and opinions is circulating. Blaise Aboh the lead trainer gave a training on infographics and taught on how to use Atlas, how to pay attention to mobile settings when publishing and others. Slot was open for 5 people to pitch their projects but only one person pitched. The project pitched was on food and the processing hygiene. The project was questioned and looked into and at the end of it all more ideas were poured into the running of the projects. John Eromosele introduced David Ajikobi who was from Africa Check. David led an interactive session on how fake news and online information affects majority decision making in Nigeria. In David's session, the difference between facts and opinions was debated and discussed, the need for everyone to fact check was also discussed, an example is the widespread football myth on India Vs Nigeria where Nigeria won with 100 goals. Fact checking basics was introduced, tools used to verify was also shown. A video projection was done on the effort Google, facebook and other social media aaretaking in fact checking stories, write-ups, articles e.t.c on their platforms. A photo session began after the hacks/hackers triangle was done and the photo session was followed by partying and networking which ended the program. Copyright: adepraiz blog Share your story with us: 08148536434, 08113799783

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