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If you're here, you're someone who wants to understand the world more clearly — not just scroll past it.

Here are five LYVE Originals that lay the foundation for everything we stand for: clarity, insight, and relevance.

1. 🧠 What Is Digital Identity, Really? And Why It Matters in Africa

An everyday breakdown of how digital ID systems are reshaping access, power, and citizenship across the continent — and what it means for privacy and progress.

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2. 🔍 Deepfakes, Bots, and Misinformation – A Beginner’s Guide

From TikTok fakes to WhatsApp rumors — this guide shows how disinformation spreads, why it works, and how to fight back.

→ Explore the full guide

3. 🌍 How Elections Work in the Age of Social Media

Social media isn’t just commentary — it’s infrastructure. This explainer walks through the new realities of campaigning, manipulating, and voting in the digital age.

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4. 🚀 The Rise of AI Startups in Africa: Who’s Building What?

A spotlight on the startups, labs, and local innovators building AI tools — and how they’re navigating everything from compute costs to policy vacuums.

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5. ✅ What Makes a Source Trustworthy? A Reader’s Checklist

How do you know who to believe? This quick-read original gives you a practical checklist you can use every day to spot bias, credibility, and context.

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