FINAL REPORT FACT-CHECK EBOLA
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Training of 25 journalists on Fact-checking and debunking rumours A training seminar for bloggers and managers of minority-owned online communities was conducted by Congo Check in partnership with Amour Afrique Congo on Fact-Checking in times of health crisis. Broadcasting of 30 minutes of daily announcements with awareness messages on the Ebola virus disease via 2 radios [5 minutes in the morning, 5 minutes at noon and 5 minutes in the evening/day=1800 minutes (30 hours/2 months)] Conducted an awareness campaign in the field during the Amani Festival, which welcomed more than 36 thousand festival-goers in 3 days. After the reimbursement received from Facebook following the Kinshasa activities (financed by Congo Check in October 2019 via to the grant received from Facebook), it was possible to continue the field activities, in particular the media campaign, the publication of Fact- Checks, the training of journalists and managers of the Facebook and Whatsapp groups and sensitization through posters and billboards was carried out by deploying Congo Check teams in the field, in particular in large gatherings following the refusal of poster authorization by the Ebola response teams. Broadcasting of 30 minutes of daily announcements with awareness messages on the Ebola virus disease via 2 radios [5 minutes in the morning, 5 minutes at noon and 5 minutes in the evening/day=1800 minutes (30 hours/2 months)] BUTEMBO Broadcasting of 30 minutes of daily announcements with awareness messages on the Ebola virus disease via 2 radios [5 minutes in the morning, 5 minutes at noon and 5 minutes in the evening/day=1800 minutes (30 hours/2 months)] Broadcasting of 15 minutes of daily announcements with awareness messages on the Ebola virus disease via 1 radi [5 minutes in the morning, 5 minutes at noon and 5 minutes in the evening/day=900 minutes (15 hours/2 months)] BUNIA GOMA Campaign against Ebola Misinformation in DRCongo TOTAL FOR THE WHOLE PROJECT Source: CONGO CHECK SUMMARY AND CONTEXT Final report www.congocheck.net BENI DOUBLE THE FIGURES MENTIONED ABOVE
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Training of 25 journalists on Fact-checkingand debunking rumoursA training seminar for bloggers andmanagers of minority-owned onlinecommunities was conducted by CongoCheck in partnership with Amour AfriqueCongo on Fact-Checking in times of healthcrisis.Broadcasting of 30 minutes of dailyannouncements with awarenessmessages on the Ebola virus disease via 2radios [5 minutes in the morning, 5minutes at noon and 5 minutes in theevening/day=1800 minutes (30 hours/2months)]Conducted an awareness campaign in thefield during the Amani Festival, whichwelcomed more than 36 thousandfestival-goers in 3 days.
After the reimbursement received from Facebookfollowing the Kinshasa activities (financed by CongoCheck in October 2019 via to the grant received fromFacebook), it was possible to continue the field activities,in particular the media campaign, the publication of Fact-Checks, the training of journalists and managers of theFacebook and Whatsapp groups and sensitization throughposters and billboards was carried out by deployingCongo Check teams in the field, in particular in largegatherings following the refusal of poster authorizationby the Ebola response teams.
Broadcasting of 30 minutes ofdaily announcements withawareness messages on theEbola virus disease via 2 radios [5minutes in the morning, 5minutes at noon and 5 minutes inthe evening/day=1800 minutes(30 hours/2 months)]
BUTEMBO
Broadcasting of 30minutes of dailyannouncementswith awarenessmessages on theEbola virus diseasevia 2 radios [5minutes in themorning, 5 minutesat noon and 5minutes in theevening/day=1800minutes (30hours/2 months)]
Broadcasting of 15 minutesof daily announcementswith awareness messageson the Ebola virus diseasevia 1 radi [5 minutes in themorning, 5 minutes at noonand 5 minutes in theevening/day=900 minutes(15 hours/2 months)]
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ONLINE AND FIELD CAMPAIGN
SUMMARY ANDCONTEXT
Online, CONGO CHECK conducted mainly the activities
of debunking misinformation through the publication
of fact-checks; the publication of explanatory videos
in response to rising rumors; visuals summarizing the
fact-checks and interviews in local, national and
international media in order to attract several echoes
on the crisis of misinformation during the tenth
epidemic of the Ebola virus disease and the promotion
of the Fact-Check Ebola program.
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Verification articles (20) and(13) explanatory visuals thatreached 239,883 people onCongo Check's Facebook page
Mass awarenessdays, including 3 atthe Amani Festival,which reached morethan 50,000 people
Videos that reached more than6,252 people on Congo Check'sFacebook page.
Medias interviews and pressarticles on the Fact-Check Ebolaprogram conducted by CongoCheck with support from Facebook
FACEBOOK AD COUPON AND REMARKS
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As a result of the Coronavirus crisis, 3trainings initially planned in Butembo, Buniaand Beni have not been carried out!
On November 11, 2019, Facebook issued a $1,000advertising coupon to Congo Check, valid for one year.Grace to this coupon, Congo Check was able to boostpublications related to the Fact-Check Ebola campaignand its page to maximize the impact of this project incommunities affected by the tenth Ebola epidemic.
Below are the figures generated by the coupons:
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Before boosting Congo Check'sFacebook page, she had 2500followers. Since then, the pagenow has 15288 subscribers. Thismeans that the page has gained agrowth of 12688 subscribers
people reachedwith sponsoredcontent
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