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June 7, 2019
Worriedby fake news especially during hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia, Independent HajjReporters, IHR a civil society organisation that monitors and reports hajj andUmrah activities is organising a workshop for Public Relations Officers, PRO ofstates Muslim Pilgrims Boards, Hajj service providers and the media unit ofNational Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON.
Astatement by its national coordinator, Ibrahim Mohammed said the workshop aimsto bring together hajj information managers, Media practitioners and socialmedia providers for a better understanding of what constitutes fake news withregards to Hajj and Lesser Hajj known as Umrah, how to detect and deal withfake news in social media and its mitigation.
Thestatement added that the capacity building workshop is meant to equip hajjinformation officers on hajj information management and identifying, counteringand mitigating the negative effects of fake news especially in the social mediabefore, during and after hajj operation.
Itis also expected to address the challenges of misinformation and disinformationas it relates to hajj/umrah administration in Nigeria.