Simon Muli

Deputy News Editor @PesaCheck @Code4Africa, ex-reporter @theasianweekly, Investigate 101 fellow @AfUncensored.

[International Center for Journalists @ICFJ]

“My investigation touched powerful and feared politicians from both countries,” says @okongojim.

Backed by ICFJ & @ScrippsHowardFd as part of our Disarming Disinformation program, Okong’o & @AFPFactCheck exposed lies behind Kenyan & Nigerian elections:
https://t.co/IHwh8rDm2h

[International Center for Journalists @ICFJ]

Allegations against @AfUncensored, co-founded by @ICFJKnight award winner @johnallannamu, are an attempt to silence an important independent voice. Read our full statement here: https://t.co/5TxryLyzaZ

[Simon Muli @SimonMuli]

FACT-CHECKERS: COME FIGHT MISINFORMATION https://t.co/p9uWSgwToM

[Simon Muli @SimonMuli]

https://t.co/Wdu1cajLCR

[Tim Ferriss @tferriss]

The below 7 quotes have shaped my thinking and changed my behavior over the last year.

I revisit them often.

“Language can become a screen which stands between the thinker and reality. This is the reason why true creativity often starts where language ends.”
— Arthur Koestler

“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
― James Baldwin, Notes of a Native Son

“People fall so in love with their pain, they can’t leave it behind. The same as the stories they tell. We trap ourselves.”
— Chuck Palahniuk

“The truth knocks on the door and you say, ‘Go away, I’m looking for the truth,’ and so it goes away. Puzzling.”
— Robert M. Pirsig

“Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness.”
— Yousuf Karsh

“A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.”
― Winston Churchill

“I will have to remember ‘I am here today to cross the swamp, not to fight all the alligators.’”
— From The Art of Possibility by Rosamund and Benjamin Zander

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They were all featured in 5-Bullet Friday (https://t.co/wIdFrMI5gi), my free weekly newsletter, which is a short email of five bullet points sent out each Friday. Each edition describes the five coolest things I’ve found or explored that week, often including books, gadgets, tricks from experts, articles, and weird stuff from all over the world.

[Simon Muli @SimonMuli]

@ChandariaKenya is this your legitimate Facebook page?

[Code for Africa @Code4Africa]

⬇️ Download the @FumbuaKE Information Integrity Toolkit for free

Find powerful resources and the latest on identifying and fighting misinformation in the toolkit. Compiled by @PesaCheck, @Code4Africa, @AfricaCheck_KE and @pigafirimbi.

🔧 Get it here: https://t.co/MWD63t0IJs

[Code for Africa @Code4Africa]

⬇️ Download the @FumbuaKE Information Integrity Toolkit for free

Find powerful resources and the latest on identifying and fighting misinformation in the toolkit. Compiled by @PesaCheck, @Code4Africa, @AfricaCheck_KE and @pigafirimbi.

🔧 Get it here: https://t.co/MWD63t0IJs

[Fumbua Kenya @FumbuaKE]

📚 Discover powerful tools and resources designed to promote digital literacy and foster information integrity. The toolkit is available for FREE on our website!
🆓 Visit our website or click the link below to download the toolkit.
https://t.co/xuzhoNAOgr
#FactsMatter

[Simon Muli @SimonMuli]

I was part of an exciting project with industry peers from @Code4Africa, @AfUncensored, @AfricaCheck, and @FumbuaKE that yielded something spectacular - An Information Integrity Toolkit to help combat misinformation.

[Josaphat Finogbé @Finogbe]

It is very fun to fact-check, but it is more important to know how to do it perfectly
@DoreenWainainah and @SimonMuli of @PesaCheck , @Code4Africa spoke here about verifying audio claims
#finogbe #fact_checking #journalism

[Code for Africa @Code4Africa]

📻 What are the major obstacles to fact-checking audio content?

@PesaCheck's @DoreenWainainah + @SimonMuli spoke to @wearekinzen, sharing how challenging it can be to keep up with and verify information in podcasts and voice notes.

📰 Read it here: https://t.co/rMNNBapjYP

[PesaCheck @PesaCheck]

🤔 Can you tell a real account from an imposter?

Check out this infographic for quick tips on spotting fake social media accounts 👇🏾

➡️ And don't forget to read this blog by @PesaCheck fact-checker @rodgeomondi on how to avoid being duped: https://t.co/EED7X4C2Yg

[Simon Muli @SimonMuli]

UPDATE - Al Jazeera has disowned the screengrab. Read the fact-check here https://t.co/5AJ20myEMG

[Simon Muli @SimonMuli]

Hello, @AlJazeera is this authentic?

[Simon Muli @SimonMuli]

cc @ameliamartha1

[PesaCheck @PesaCheck]

📚Who says fact-checking has to be hard?

@PesaCheck's @naomi__wanjiku has the scoop on how to make fact-checking a breeze. Get your facts straight with these three easy tips and readily available tools!

[Simon Muli @SimonMuli]

Hello, @StandardKenya is this legitimate?

['Seye Ogunsanya @Oluuwaseye]

Earlier today, I attended the final session of @Code4Africa Election Fact-checking Training which focused on Post Election fact-checking.

@CathyImani's session on post-election information disorder and the need to fact-check after elections was eye-opening...

['Seye Ogunsanya @Oluuwaseye]

@SimonMuli also took an interesting session on how to track election promises 100 days into the tenure of a particular elected candidate.

I asked @cathyimani whether fact-checking should be collaborative or competitive...