The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Enugu State Chapter, has warned that the growing spread of fake news poses a serious threat to national security, public trust and social stability, urging citizens and communication professionals to promote responsible information sharing.
The warning was issued during the Chapter’s July Public Relations Clinic in Enugu, where Daniel Ndukwe, the Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu State Command, delivered a lecture with the theme, “Policing and Fake News in Times of Insecurity.”
Speaking to Public Relations Practitioners, media professionals, Government communicators and members of the public, Ndukwe described fake news as unverified information presented or circulated as fact, noting that its increasing prevalence had made it one of the most pressing communication challenges facing society.
He identified three major forms of fake news: misinformation, which involves the unintentional spread of false information; disinformation, the deliberate creation and dissemination of falsehood to deceive; and
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