{"id":16,"date":"2021-01-07T07:41:49","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T07:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/237check.org\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2024-05-06T12:09:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T12:09:16","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/237check.org\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16\" class=\"elementor elementor-16\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e80d0b0 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e80d0b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About #237Check <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fad8396 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fad8396\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: justify;\">With the ongoing conflict in the Northwest and Southwest regions, and the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an upsurge in the spread of mis\/disinformation related to hate speech. Bloggers and Activist trained have been publishing articles of fact checking on the different crises. In order to provide coordinated platform, and owing to the need to build a critical mass of fact checkers, #defyhatenow with it&#8217;s partners runs 237Check that federates fact checkers online and offline.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e43bbc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e43bbc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b6cacc\" data-id=\"3b6cacc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bcb123f\" data-id=\"bcb123f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acbc7b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"acbc7b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#defyhatenow\u200b<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c296d61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c296d61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: justify;\">#defyhatenow works on creating frameworks for enhancing trust between stakeholders in Africa through mobilizing civic action against all forms of hate speech, misinformation, human rights violations, and incitement to violence. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"> In Cameroon the initiative is implemented by <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/civicwatch.cm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Civic Watch<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The organization is considered one of the leading entities that work on providing data-driven solutions to the problem of hate speech, fake news, and misinformation in Africa, working at the nexus of technology, peacebuilding, and human rights. #defyhatenow\u2019s team of researchers, designers, data analysts, and programmers have a wide range of experiences and are currently leading flagship projects in Cameroon, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Kenya.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: justify;\">Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/defyhatenow.org\/\">#defyhatenow website\u00a0here\u00a0<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3ccf12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3ccf12\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61fa814\" data-id=\"61fa814\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f28bda8\" data-id=\"f28bda8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c39698a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c39698a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Association Civic Watch<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af8c973 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af8c973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Civic Watch is a community-based organization registered in Cameroon as a non-profit youth led group. Its main goal is community mobilisation to counter hateful rhetoric among young people both online and offline. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;\">It addresses questions of incitement to violence, tolerance and peacebuilding in relation to social media. Civic Watch offers a unique portal of relevance and significance in the quest for solutions to conflict situations by promoting social cohesion and growth locally. Believing in the power that young people have and the impact they create. Civic Watch has been networking with similar community based organisations for an inclusive strategy for peace.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: justify;\">Visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/civicwatch.cm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Civic Watch website here<\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: justify;\">.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25893bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25893bf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a490438\" data-id=\"a490438\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af52905\" data-id=\"af52905\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ce85e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ce85e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Objectives<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fcfd3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fcfd3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: justify;\">Provide a platform for Cameroon fact-checkers to publish articles\/reports on various thematic issues within Cameroon. <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: justify;\">Offer editorial support and training on fact-checking to Cameroon journalists, bloggers, and content creators. <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: justify;\">Enhance the quality and health (fact-based) of information shared online in Cameroon.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: justify;\">Curate Covid-19 related facts, data and resources.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28d755c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28d755c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fd452f\" data-id=\"0fd452f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4109c2c\" data-id=\"4109c2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8497cb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8497cb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#defyhatenow by #fact-checking<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24c695c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24c695c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: justify;\">With the upsurge in the spread of mis\/disinformation, #defyhatenow has in recent years embarked on Fact Checking as a means to enhance trust between communities. We have introduced and successfully run the #Africa Fact Checking Fellowship in <a href=\"https:\/\/defyhatenow.org\/meet-cohort-1-fellows-of-the-africa-fact-checking-fellowship-south-sudan\/\">South Sudan<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/affcameroon.defyhatenow.org\">Cameroon.<\/a> Moreover established independent Fact Checking platforms in South Sudan &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/211check.org\/\">#211Check<\/a> and recently in Cameroon &#8211; #237Check. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: justify;\">Visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/affcameroon.defyhatenow.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">#AFFCameroon portal here<\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: justify;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e2fcdd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e2fcdd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e047af3\" data-id=\"e047af3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd843e8\" data-id=\"fd843e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-366cfe5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"366cfe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Appreciation<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3943c35 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3943c35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b773843 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b773843\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-691540c\" data-id=\"691540c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8681d54\" data-id=\"8681d54\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3719a0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3719a0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">European Union\/UNESCO Multi sector Office for Central Africa<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7851c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7851c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><b>#CoronavirusFacts, <\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: justify;\">A European Union\/UNESCO Multi sector Office for Central Africa funded grassroots community of people who are committed to providing information awareness on #COVID19 virus in Cameroon and preventing the spread of misinformation related to COVID-19.<\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: justify;\">See<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/237check.org\/coronavirusfacts-checks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> #CoronavirusFacts here<\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: justify;\">.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80df7df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80df7df\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da4c6b5\" data-id=\"da4c6b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6128da7\" data-id=\"6128da7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe6b188 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe6b188\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Editor, July - December 2021: Beaugas Orain DJOYUM<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-176ba31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"176ba31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: justify;\">Beaugas Orain DJOYUM is also the president of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartclickafrica.org\/\">Smart Click Africa Association<\/a>, Editor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbusiness.africa\/\">Digital Business Africa<\/a> and CEO of ICT Media STRATEGIES <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About #237Check This is a fact-checking and information verification platform that works on countering misinformation and disinformation in Cameroon. www.237check.org Context With the ongoing conflict in the Northwest and Southwest regions, and the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an upsurge in the spread of mis\/disinformation related to hate speech. 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