"False information erodes trust, causes fear, panic and violence," Madam Gloria Amarkie Kudo, the Deputy Greater Accra Regional Director, NCCE, said on Wednesday.
She said this at a forum organised by the NCCE and the French Embassy to educate the students on the various forms of information disorder, including misinformation, disinformation, and hate speech.

The forum forms part of a project being implemented by the Commission and the Embassy to raise awareness on the negative effects of information disorder and equip students with basic strategies of identifying them.

Ms Kudo noted that the influx of social media had impacted "greatly" on the spread of information. However, she said, not every information on the internet was accurate and should be shared.

"With the influx of social media, access to information is easy. But it is not every information that is authentic. So be sure that whatever you are sending out is correct," she said.

Ms Ludo took the students through ways in which they could authenticate information and advised them to always confirm news or information from multiple and credible sources.

Madam Mabel Manufie, Municipal Director, NCCE, Ga North, cautioned the students to be mindful of what they posted on social media because they could not be erased.

She advised them to make good use of social media tools instead of posting things that would hunt them in future. "Whatever you post on social media cannot be erased so be mindful. Make use of the good side of social media; create jobs, and learn," she added.