THE Climate Action Against Disinformation has ranked Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) as the least-performing among social media platforms due to its poor approach to curbing climate change misinformation. The group disclosed this in its Climate of Misinformation report which …
A new research published on Science Advances has revealed that the COVID-19 vaccine misinformation policies of Facebook owned by Meta were not effective in reducing its spread on the platform. The study titled the efficacy of Facebook’s vaccine misinformation policies and …
ON Tuesday, September 19, a verified X user, MohdBashir Olanrewaju Abdulyekeen, with the handle: @Abdyekeen_Bash claimed that the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has ranked Kwara as the third most expensive state to live in Nigeria. According to him, the …
A video showing a building engulfed in flames has surfaced online with a claim that it shows the residence of the Nigerian singer, Azeez Fashola, popularly called Naira Marley, being razed by irate youths in Ikorodu area of Lagos State. …
YOUTUBE channels are using Artificial Intelligence to create misleading “scientific” videos that are recommended to children as educational content, an investigation by the BBC’s Global Disinformation Team has revealed. The report uncovered more than 50 channels in over 20 languages …
A study published by Social Catfish, an online dating investigation firm has provided tips on how people can protect themselves from online scams, especially those involving advanced technology like AI deepfake videos and voice cloning. This follows the company’s revelation …
A photo collage showing some young men in similar polo shirts and shoe-shining kits have resurfaced online with a claim that a Nigerian lawmaker distributed the kits to the youths in Borno state recently. The claim is being shared to …
A verified X user, Jackson Ude (@jacksonpbn), has claimed that all the five judges of Nigeria’s Court of Appeal that participated at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, have been flown to Paris, France allegedly …
YOUTUBE has launched a verification system for United Kingdom-based doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to curb the spread of misinformation and fake medical news on its platform. The FactCheckHub had earlier reported that the video-sharing platform announced a new …
AN X (formerly Twitter) user, @LifeofNapaul, has claimed that a Nigerian-trained lawyer cannot practice the legal profession abroad. He made the claim following the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) which upheld the victory of Bola Ahmed Tinubu …
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