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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 87437, member: 27"] A two-day fake-news training workshop just kicked off in Bijilo as The Gambia's election body gears up for supplementary voter registration in April 2026. IEC tackles misinformation head-on [LIST] [*]Joseph Colley, IEC Chairman, opened the workshop at Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre. [*]Colley flagged recent bogus claims about secret voter registrations and shady recruitment. [*]Official press releases and fact-checkers already debunked those false narratives. [*]The Commission's website and social media are its only legit info sources. [/LIST] Who showed up for the training [LIST] [*]Political parties, civil society groups, and media reps all attended. [*]Security services and the Inter-Party Committee were in the mix. [*]UNDP bankrolled the whole workshop as a development partner. [*]Cherno M. Jallow, IEC Deputy Chairman, and UNDP's Sainey Ceesay spoke at the event. [/LIST] Sessions and presenters [LIST] [*]Isatou Keita, Gambia Press Union president, delivered a presentation. [*]Dr. Adama Touray, Mariama Danso, and Demba Kandeh from UTG contributed sessions. [*]Topics covered include misinformation dynamics, sourcing, and electoral impact. [*]Identifying fake news and understanding who spreads it were key focal points. [/LIST] Colley on political-party registration [LIST] [*]Colley stressed nobody gets unjustifiably blocked from political participation. [*]The Gambia operates as a multiparty democracy with open registration. [*]Aspiring parties and candidates just need to hit all legal requirements. [*]Colley thanked the government for backing an open political environment. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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