Category Archives: Media Literacy

Beware! Social Media Tricks To Defraud You

Recently, Cameroon Check noticed a trend where imposters were sending investment opportunities to individuals on social media and demanding a minimum XAF 30,000 payment for outrageous profits.

Investment Schemes: The New Scam

Taking financial risks, investing, and saving are the keys to being wealthy. Investments now are a big risk due because internet fraud and ponzi schemes. Internet fraud refers to the use of online tools and programs with internet connection to deceive or exploit people.

How Cameroon Check Combats Fake News in Cameroon

The apparent propagation of misleading material online by individuals with both political and commercial motives continues to draw significant public interest. How can Cameroon Check come up with appropriate and effective solutions to the false news issue?…

Facebook, TikTok Approving Fake ads

Prior to ad approval, Facebook and TikTok failed to adequately examine sponsored posts and advertising that contained false and unverifiable information. Robots are unable to interpret video content or skits in local palangs and VPNs are used to bypass …

NCC sanctions media organs in violation of media laws

Chebonkeng, president of NCC

For breaking media regulations and ethics, the national communication council has issued a variety of punishments to different media organisations. On October 27, 2022, at its 36th regular session, the punishments were announced.

How to verify a website and people behind it

Beautiful smiling African American woman using laptop at the bar.

Nowadays, most people are in the business of making money digitally through any means necessary.  It is increasingly difficult to determine what is right and wrong in the media due to information overload. Here are a few tips to identify credible sources.

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