Melissa Tully – The Conversation

Different African countries must come up with home grown solutions to curb misinformation or disinformation. Shutterstock

May 25, 2021

Spotting hoaxes: how young people in Africa use cues to spot misinformation online

Chikezie E. Uzuegbunam, University of Cape Town; Dani Madrid-Morales, University of Houston; Dr. Emeka Umejei, University of Ghana; Etse Sikanku, Ghana Institute of Journalism; Gregory Gondwe, University of Colorado Boulder; Herman Wasserman, University of Cape Town; Khulekani Ndlovu, University of Cape Town, and Melissa Tully, University of Iowa

Users do spend some time thinking about whether information is true; the decision to share it (even if it’s fake news) depends on the topic and the type of message.

There’s a growing awareness that Cambridge Analytica harnessed social media and personal data to influence elections. Shutterstock

January 9, 2020

How the Nigerian and Kenyan media handled Cambridge Analytica

Brian Ekdale, University of Iowa and Melissa Tully, University of Iowa

What role do foreign actors play in African elections? Cambridge Analytica’s case sheds some light.

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