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Twitter partners news platforms to tackle misinformation

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IN a bid to tackle misinformation on its micro-blogging platform, Twitter has partnered with two international news platforms, the Associated Press (AP) and Reuters. Making...

FactCheckHub set to host masterclass to commemorate 1st anniversary

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IN commemoration of its one year anniversary, The FactCheckHub is set to host a verification masterclass. The matersclass titled, "How to identify and debunk misinformation,”...

What sentence does conspiracy to commit fraud attracts in U.S.?

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ON THURSDAY, July 29, 2021, social media was abuzz in Nigeria following a warrant of arrest  issued against a Deputy Commissioner of Nigerian Police...

SCAM ALERT: Post falsely claim Obi Cubana is celebrating mother’s funeral with cash gift

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FEW DAYS after a Nigerian socialite and businessman, Obinna Iyiegwu, popularly known as Obi Cubana laid his mother to rest in Oba, Anambra State,...

Claim that Nigeria’s basketball team, D’Tigers now rank 4th in the world is MISLEADING

General
IN JULY, Nigeria’s basketball team, otherwise known as D’Tigers was in the news after back to back victories over the USA and Argentina teams. However,...

Beware! Fake website for INEC voter’s registration circulates online

Elections
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in June commenced Continuous Voter Registration exercise to register those who have attained the legal age and also...

COVID-19: Reading fake news changes people’s behaviour, study reveals

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A study around COVID-19 misinformation says fake stories can change people's behaviour which can have bigger effects on health. The online study which was conducted...

Reports that INEC has nullified Anambra APC primaries are FALSE

Elections
FEW days after the Anambra state All Progressives Congress (APC) held its primary election, news circulated online claiming Nigeria's electoral regulator, the Independent National...

Was N37bn approved for the renovation of the National Assembly complex?

General
ON TUESDAY, June 22, 2021 the media reported  that the roof of the National Assembly complex in Nigeria was leaking and the building flooded...

Picture depicting Buhari’s visit to Borno is from 2019

Politics
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, June 17, 2021 visited Borno State on a one-day working visit. Although the president was greeted by a crowd...
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No, Justice Haruna Tsammani did not go blind after eye surgery in London

Daily Trust’s infographic on Nigeria’s top 20 universities is misleading

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Viral video does not show Ogun deputy governor, commissioners prostrating for Dapo Abiodun

No, security operatives did not arrest pastor for supplying logistics to bandits in Oyo