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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.

Doctored image showing Wole Soyinka as hunter circulates online

General
AN X user, @AfonjaSlayer, has posted an image of the Nigerian Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, alongside a claim that he is now a...

Nigerian influencer makes false claims about Boko Haram insurgency, kidnapping

Security
A Nigerian influencer and social commentator, Isaac Fayose, has claimed that there have been no cases of Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria adding that...

Viral video does not show looted money recovered by EFCC in Abuja, Delta

Politics
A video showing people uncovering bags of money stacked in a container has surfaced online, with varying claims that it depicts money hidden by...

Again, Buhari makes false claims about Nigeria’s economy, security during his presidency

Economy
FORMER Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, has once again claimed that security and economy improved significantly in Nigeria during his eight-year democratic presidency. He said this...

AI chatbots more likely to spread false claims in Russian and Chinese – Report

News
A recent NewsGuard audit across seven languages has found that the top 10 artificial intelligence models are significantly more likely to generate false claims...

Viral post claiming Ned Nwoko reconciled 2Baba, Annie Idibia is MISLEADING

General
A Facebook account, Regina Daniel Fanz, has posted an image featuring Nigerian musician, Innocent Ujah Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, alongside his estranged wife,...

How AI-generated videos could fuel sports misinformation

Insights
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...

Old video of Ramaphosa slamming Trump recirculates online

General
AN old video showing South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, criticizing U.S. president, Donald Trump, is being shared online with a claim that it depicts...

Nigerian govt makes false claim about student loan disbursement (UPDATED)

Government Policy
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

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