It is not always clear that a claim is true or false, it could be misleading or there is no evidence to support the claim. What is important is that you can lay out your evidence in such a way that the next person can come to the same conclusion as you did. When setting out the evidence, hyperlink the source of each factual statement or attribute it to an expert. GUIDE TO FACT-CHECKING AND INFORMATION VERIFICATION PRE-BUNKING – FACT SHEETS AND FACT GUIDES The fight against the spread of false information now includes what is technically called pre-bunking. This is basically the production and publication or broadcast of information of public interest in the form of fact sheets or fact guides. The fact sheets are designed to anticipate public interest in a particular issue, and to help people to understand or appreciate the real facts around that subject before it is distorted in the general information ecosystem. The fact sheets can also be produced to help the public to understand factually an issue that may already have been distorted. The fact sheets go beyond fact-checks that seek to debunk certain facts, i.e fact-checks that simply say this is true or false. The fact sheets provide in-depth facts around a subject. CONCLUSION This manual is a MISA Zimbabwe contribution to enhancing media literacy on combating fake news. Fact-checking and information verification are now critical life skills that each and every person needs to possess. The fight against misinformation and disinformation is not only for people in the media sector but one that requires everyone to be vigilant when receiving and sharing information. 16