Investigating the Feasibility of Crowdsourcing Current Events Information in Kenya

Misinformation is a global challenge for our fast-paced society. With the upsurge in technology and social media use, there are growing channels for misinformation to spread. This results in uninformed decision making and amplifies existing societal insecurities. In Kenya, it can be clearly seen in how misinformation fuels political violence near election periods. While the widespread presence of trustworthy and verified information can stunt the spread of misinformation, these resources are often an unaffordable commodity for lower-resourced communities.As a result, misinformation impacts these communities disproportionately, while having no trustworthy infrastructure in place that is accessible to citizens. This is the exigence that prompted our investigation into developing a community crowdsourcing system to combat untrustworthy information sharing in communities such as Kenya. By amplifying existing collectivist attitudes in Kenya, we hope to empower citizens with trustworthy and relevant information that can be used to make informed decisions.