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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.

Remembering Buhari’s repeated death rumours and ‘Jibril of Sudan’ conspiracy

Insights
THE former President Muhammadu Buhari died on Sunday after an illness in London. However, this is not the first time he has been rumoured...

No, video does NOT show Nigerian Liverpool fans mourning Diogo Jota

General
A video showing a group of Liverpool supporters marching on a street has circulated online, accompanied by a claim that it shows fans in...

Video claiming vigilante – herder clash in Benue is MISLEADING

Security
A video claiming to depict an ongoing clash between local vigilantes and herdsmen in Benue State has surfaced online. A Facebook page, Agozi Commedy, posted...

Old video of Atiku shared as comment on ADC presidential ticket

Politics
A video claiming to show former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar expressing confidence about securing the presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress (ADC)...

Viral video does not show Buhari’s burial

General
An X account, @UDBiafra1st, posted a video showing Northern dignitaries gathered at a funeral, claiming it showed the burial of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The...

No, Peter Obi is not the first presidential candidate to garner 6 million votes without sitting governor

Politics
AN X user, @MaziGomez_, has claimed that Peter Obi is the first Nigerian politician to received six million votes in a presidential election without...

Top AI chatbots can be easily manipulated to spread health disinformation – Report

News
A new international study has shown that it is easy to manipulate widely-used AI chatbots to deliver false and potentially harmful health information. In the...

2024 OCCRP report naming Tinubu among most corrupt leaders resurfaces online

General
A 2024 report by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), which listed the Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as one of the...

Image does not show Ronaldo with infant Vitinha and Mendes

General
A viral image showing football star, Cristiano Ronaldo, cradling two babies has resurfaced online with claims suggesting the infants are now his Portuguese national...

Misinformation worsening climate crisis – Report

Climate Change
RAMPANT misinformation is worsening climate crisis and pushing the world closer to catastrophe, a new report by the International Panel on Information Environment (IPIE)...
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