{"id":92895,"date":"2025-10-25T09:12:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T09:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=92895"},"modified":"2025-10-24T16:14:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T16:14:07","slug":"ivory-coast-combats-uptick-in-disinformation-campaigns-around-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/ivory-coast-combats-uptick-in-disinformation-campaigns-around-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivory Coast combats uptick in disinformation campaigns around elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k5HXPJHwcX9DvLE4V2O\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nThe election campaign in Ivory Coast has come with an upsurge in disinformation on social media. Supporters of both the ruling and opposition parties have circulated fake news about presidential candidates and Abidjan is concerned about destabilisation attempts from abroad, including from its neighbour Burkina Faso. As a response, the Ivorian government has begun censoring posts and making arrests. This report by Julia Guggenheim and Damien Koffi (Adapted by Tom Canetti).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The election campaign in Ivory Coast has come with an upsurge in disinformation on social media. Supporters of both the ruling and opposition parties have circulated fake news about presidential candidates and Abidjan is concerned about destabilisation attempts from abroad, including from its neighbour Burkina Faso. 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