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 [email protected] and @NurudeenAkewus1 via Twitter.

How AI-generated videos could fuel sports misinformation

FOLLOWING the Manchester City defeat against Spur in the Carabao Cup in November 2024, an Instagram account, @memerunnergpt posted an AI-generated clip showing the...

Nigerian govt makes false claim about student loan disbursement

PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Nigerian government has claimed that over N104 billion had been disbursed to 600 student-beneficiaries under the Nigerian Education Loan Fund...

Old image of kidnappers’ den busted in 2021 resurfaces online

AN X user, @BolanleCole, has posted an image showing a shady room alongside a claim that it shows a kidnappers' den meant for money...

Malaysia launches AI chatbot to combat fake news

THE Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission has launched a chatbot that allows citizens to verify text messages before sharing them in a bid to...

Davos 2025: Fact-checking Trump’s speech at the World Economic Forum

Following his inauguration as the 47th US President earlier this week, Donald Trump, addressed the audience virtually at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in...

Video of Nigerian couple arrested for child’s death in 2017 resurfaces online

A video showing a Nigerian couple allegedly arrested in the United States for killing their child has resurfaced online. The video, shared by an X...

Sponsored post linked to fraudulent trading platform falsely claims CBN sues Kadaria Ahmed

A Facebook page, Don Pom Polye, has published a sponsored post featuring an image purportedly showing a popular Nigerian TV host, Kadaria Ahmed, in...

No, Peter Obi was not invited for Trump’s inauguration

A claim that Nigeria's 2023 Labour Party's presidential candidate, Peter Obi, was invited for US President Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony has gone viral on...

No, Traoré did not decline Trump’s invitation to his inauguration

A claim that Burkina Faso's military-backed president Ibrahim Traoré rejected an invitation to attend the inauguration ceremony of the US president, Donald Trump, has...

Photo does not show ‘Christian’ house spared in Los Angeles wildfire

AN image showing a white building with a red roof standing intact in a neighbourhood that’s almost fully burnt to ashes has surfaced online...

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