The Gambia's Information Ministry wanted to help people learn about false news. To this end, they met with many people at the Governor's Office in Kerewan. WAVE Gambia helped them make this meeting happen.
Governor Lamin Saidykhan spoke about why this meeting mattered. He said wrong news can make people fight and hurt peace. He wants everyone to learn how to spot false stories. He thanked the government and WAVE Gambia for teaching people about this.
Muhamed S Bah knows a lot about how people talk to each other. He said wrong news can cause trouble in towns and cities. He wants to teach people how to check if news is real and help them learn about using the Internet safely.
Tijan Janneh works at GRTS. He said knowing true things makes people strong. He asked everyone to think hard before they shared the news with others. The town leader, Bakary Fatty, agreed this was important. He wants more meetings like this because false news causes many problems.
Ebrima Sankareh speaks for the government. He asked parents and older people to help stop false news. He said the government wants to talk more with people. They make new rules to help people find true news more easily.
Many other people came to the meeting. They talked about what they learned and shared good ideas. Everyone worked together to make their community better by learning about true and false news.
Governor Lamin Saidykhan spoke about why this meeting mattered. He said wrong news can make people fight and hurt peace. He wants everyone to learn how to spot false stories. He thanked the government and WAVE Gambia for teaching people about this.
Muhamed S Bah knows a lot about how people talk to each other. He said wrong news can cause trouble in towns and cities. He wants to teach people how to check if news is real and help them learn about using the Internet safely.
Tijan Janneh works at GRTS. He said knowing true things makes people strong. He asked everyone to think hard before they shared the news with others. The town leader, Bakary Fatty, agreed this was important. He wants more meetings like this because false news causes many problems.
Ebrima Sankareh speaks for the government. He asked parents and older people to help stop false news. He said the government wants to talk more with people. They make new rules to help people find true news more easily.
Many other people came to the meeting. They talked about what they learned and shared good ideas. Everyone worked together to make their community better by learning about true and false news.
