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Nurudeen Akewushola

Nurudeen Akewushola is a fact-checker with FactCheckHub. He has authored several fact checks which have contributed to the fight against information disorder. You can reach him via nyahaya@icirnigeria.org and @NurudeenAkewus1 via Twitter.

No, video of men dragging police officer’s gun is not recent

General
A video circulating on social media claims to show a recent incident of police brutality involving two men dragging a firearm from a police...

AI assisted Ponzi schemes: How Meta, YouTube’s regulatory lapses enable scammers smile to banks

Insights
Artificial intelligence has become the latest bait in a growing wave of Ponzi schemes targeting Nigerians. In this investigation, The ICIR’s Nurudeen Akewushola uncovers...

INEC’s claim on ‘impossible timestamp’ in Amupitan’s X account controversy is false

Elections
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has claimed that a viral comment linked to an X account attributed to its chairman was posted before...

Digital footprints link INEC Chairman to pro-APC X account

Elections
CLAIMS circulating on social media allege that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, operated an X account that posted...

Video does NOT show federal lawmaker assaulted over defection in Zamfara

Politics
A video circulating on social media claims to show a federal lawmaker in Zamfara State being assaulted by a mob after defecting from the...

Viral image of Tinubu, Sowore handshake is AI-generated

ArtificialIntelligence
A viral image on social media purports to show human rights activist Omoyele Sowore shaking hands with Nigeria’s president, Bola Tinubu. The image, which depicts...

Viral video of armoured vehicle at INEC headquarters is AI-generated

ArtificialIntelligence
A video circulating on social media claims to show a two-turret armoured vehicle and other military trucks moving toward the headquarters of the Independent...

Viral screenshot of Trump reacting to Maiduguri attack doctored

Security
AN X user, @ioccupyNigeria, has shared a screenshot claiming it shows a comment by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, reacting to...

Online image of El-Rufai with ‘wiretapping device’ AI generated

ArtificialIntelligence
AN image purportedly showing former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, being caught with a wiretapping device during a raid by the Independent Corrupt Practices...

No, Video does not show Putin paying respect to Khamenei

General
A video showing Russian President Vladimir Putin laying flowers in front of a grave has surfaced online with claims that it depicts him mourning...
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