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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.

AI-Generated images falsely show Osimhen, VeryDarkMan welcoming Tinubu in Turkey

ArtificialIntelligence
A set of images circulating on social media claims to show Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen and social media activist VeryDarkMan (Martins Vincent Otse)...

Video does not show Nigerian Army troops deployed to Borno in 2026

Security
AN X user, @Palermo_seun, posted a video showing a convoy of armoured vehicles, claiming the convoy consisted of 10,000 soldiers being deployed to Borno...

No, image does not show man sentenced to death for defending residents in Kaduna

Security
A viral image circulating on social media claims to show a man sentenced to death in Kaduna State for allegedly organising youths to protect...

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...
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