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Seasoned fact-checker and researcher Fatimah Quadri has written numerous fact-checks, explainers, and media literacy pieces for The FactCheckHub in an effort to combat information disorder. She can be reached at sunmibola_q on X or fquadri@icirnigeria.org.

False claim circulates that minimum wage application portal is now open

Government Policy
A claim that the Nigerian government has opened an application portal for the payment of minimum wage has been circulating on WhatsApp. During Nigeria's 63rd...

AI makes disinformation look reliable, requires global governance – Swiss President

News
THE president of Switzerland, Viola Amherd, has expressed fears about the growing dangers of disinformation following the growth of artificial intelligence (AI). She disclosed this...

AI-generated misinformation tops global risks in 2024, says World Economic Forum

News
THE World Economic Forum (WEF) has stated that the biggest immediate risk to the global economy this year is false information enhanced by advanced...

No! Video does not show women being attacked in Sudan

Security
AN X user, @bilal_aljaber18, has posted a video alongside a claim that the Rapid Support Forces keep attacking women in Sudan. The post was originally...

Some deep fakes, AI-generated contents to watch out for in 2024

Insights
ARTIFICIAL Intelligence (AI) can bring about favourable shifts in society, such as higher levels of access to education, better healthcare, and increased productivity. Even...

Nikon, Sony and Canon to fight deepfakes with latest camera technology

News
THREE leading camera companies including Sony, Nikon, and Canon are collaborating to combat deepfakes by adding digital signatures to images captured with their equipment. Nikkei...

New study reveals increasing sales of X gold badge on dark web platforms

Insights
A study by CloudSEK, a cybersecurity firm, has revealed that there is an increase in sales of compromised X accounts with the Gold verification...

Viral images of bridge in circulation are that of Rivers’ Garrison flyover bridge, not Ebonyi

General
AN X user @africafactszone, has posted a photo collage containing four images including that of flyover bridge and road with a claim that suggests...

Video does not show DR Congo election commissioner being beaten and stripped

Elections
AN X user, Nkirukamma (@SabinaNkiru), has posted a video of a woman being lynched and beaten by a mob. She claimed that the woman in...

Old images resurface online amidst Plateau killings

Security
AN X user @endwokeness published a post accompanied with three images and attributed them to the mass killings that took place in Plateau state...
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