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Misinformation and Disinformation in Ghana: When People Derive Pleasure from Falsehood on Social Media

Essential brief

A troubling trend has taken root in Ghana's digital space: the deliberate manufacturing of false stories, not merely to inform or persuade, but because deception itself has become a source of enter

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Why it matters

A troubling trend has taken root in Ghana's digital space: the deliberate manufacturing of false stories, not merely to inform or persuade, but because deception itself has become a source of entertainment, engagement, and profit. Increasingly, content creators craft fake scenarios purely to attract attention, later dismissing the fallout as "pranks" once the falsehood has

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Key topics in this update include misinformation, disinformation, and ghana.