My greatest fear for election 2024 is misinformation – Dr. Serebour Quaicoe

The Director responsible for training at the Electoral Commission, Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, has asked the media to prioritise verifying the information they share during the December polls.

Speaking to the media on the sidelines of a training event organised by Penplusbytes, the Dr. Quaicoe expressed his fears about the potential risks of disinformation going into the December 7, 2024, general election.

"My greatest fear for the 2024 election is misinformation because both traditional and social media at times are in a hurry to put forward information without checking its authenticity. So, I foresee a situation where people will be coming out with audio or videos that may not even be related to Ghana's election.

"We have had instances where there was a video attributed to the district level election, and the person was in a green jacket when everybody knows that in Ghana we don't use green jackets," he stated.

Thus, he called on the media to exercise critical discretion and caution in the information they disseminate during the election.

"So my advice to the media houses here is that they need to be very careful and crosscheck every information that they share during the election," he stated.

As Ghana goes into the December 7 polls, various concerns have been shared about the potential risks posed to the nation's peace and security and the need to ensure peaceful and transparent elections.

Various stakeholders, including the Electoral Commission and the media, have been reminded of their vital roles in ensuring an incident-free election.

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