 As the countdown to the 2023 general election commences, journalists have been cautioned against fake news that could jeopardize the election-erring process and negatively impact on the security of the forthcoming polls. The Lagos State Commission of Police, Biola Alabi, gave this admonition during a one-day symposium for journalists held in Lagos. Positivi News correspondent Lavi Kukuyaduka was there in our reports. These are one-day symposium for journalists in Lagos, organized by the Commissioner of Police Lagos State Command C.P. Abiodu Alabi with the D.S.S., N.S.C.D.C., N.G.O.'s, and other relevant stakeholders in attendance. The symposium is aimed at ensuring that men of the fourth estate of the realm got against reporting or sharing stories that are unverified that could undermine security during the polls. C.P. Alabi, represented by the Deputy Commissioner of Police Erwank Basi, said he is concerned about the effect of fake news on the outcome of the election. We will agree that fake news is the menace that must be put in check. This symposium has therefore become imperative for the alarming rate at which fake news has become ubiquitous to the point of raising global concern. Especially as elections approach. I look at this information as well as the weaponization of fake news along with incorrect and inflammatory commentaries pose a threat to national peace, security, and stability. Suffice it to say that fake news is news that is not true, not real, not genuine, counterfeit or sharp. There is no gainstain therefore. Define.