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Dartmouth develops tool to fight Kinyarwanda propaganda

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Researchers at Dartmouth College have developed a new digital tool designed to detect online propaganda specifically targeting the Kinyarwanda language. This initiative, led by student Fabrice Niyigaba, marks a significant step in combating misinformation in underrepresented languages. The tool is potentially the first of its kind for any Bantu language, which are spoken by approximately 350 million people across Africa. AI

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Dartmouth develops tool to fight Kinyarwanda propaganda

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