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Putting my fingers on the difference between one or the other or even measuring the impact of all these was not easy at first sight until when I was shortlisted for the 5th cohort of the Africa Fact-cheking fellowship, #AFFCameroon. When I enrolled in the Fellowship, it was 3 months that changed my entire perspective. From my consciousness, level of alertness to fake news, hate speech and misinformation, I have stepped up my game. I can now detect signs of misinformation, fake news and related vicious activities on social media susceptible to compromising social cohesion or public peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since I benefited from this flagship programme, I can attest that I have become an ambassador of genuine information through online and offline media. It has become my mantra to kick against any act displayed anywhere to bring down a particular group of people or dissuade the public in matters of information. 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