{"id":17324,"date":"2026-08-29T22:16:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T22:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factualiteafrique.org\/education-medias\/reconnaitre-un-faux-communique-officiel\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T22:16:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T22:16:19","slug":"reconnaitre-un-faux-communique-officiel","status":"publish","type":"vc_lesson","link":"https:\/\/factualiteafrique.org\/en\/education-medias\/reconnaitre-un-faux-communique-officiel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to recognise a fake official press release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A genuine press release bears a reference number, a date, a signature and a verifiable contact detail.<\/p>\n<p>Fake press releases reuse an official logo but change the font, omit the reference number or provide a free email address.<\/p>\n<p>Before sharing: look for the same text on the institution's official website. If it is not there, do not share it.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A genuine press release has a reference number, a date, a signature and a verifiable contact. Fake press releases use an official logo but change the font, forget the reference number or provide a free email address. Before sharing: search for the same text on the institution's official website. If it&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":2,"template":"","class_list":["post-17324","vc_lesson","type-vc_lesson","status-publish","hentry","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/factualiteafrique.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vc_lesson\/17324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/factualiteafrique.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vc_lesson"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/factualiteafrique.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/vc_lesson"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/factualiteafrique.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}