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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.

Video of February demonstration in Ibadan used to depict planned August protest

General
An X user, @thatverydarkmnn has posted a video of protesting on the streets has surfaced online with a claim that the planned nationwide protest...

Video does not show #EndBadGovernance protest in Kano

General
AHEAD of the planned nationwide protest scheduled for August 1, a video showing some youths holding placards and burning tyres has surfaced online with...

Disinformation actors are using crypto to influence elections – Report

News
A new report from the blockchain analytics firm, Chainalysis, has shown that cryptocurrency is being used to finance and facilitate disinformation campaigns globally. The study...

Doctored video of Tinubu promising to reduce purchasing power resurfaces online

Economy
AMID the panic surrounding the planned nationwide protest by Nigerians next week, a video purportedly showing the Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, promising to...

Oseni Rufai shares false claim about underdosed paracetamol tablets in Nigeria

Health
An Arise TV journalist, Oseni Rufai, has claimed that nearly all Paracetamol tablets sold in Nigeria do not meet stipulated dosage standards. In other words,...

Did Obi fail to conduct local government elections as Anambra governor?

Politics
A former Nigerian presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has claimed that Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of Nigeria's opposition Labour Party, was among the...

Coordinated disinformation networks flooded social media before EU elections – Report

News
Dutch researchers have revealed that coordinated networks of accounts spreading disinformation flooded social media in France, Germany and Italy before the elections to the...

Claim that Burkina Faso will no longer import military uniforms is FALSE

Politics
A video purportedly showing Burkina Faso's military president, Ibrahim Traore, announcing that the country will no longer be importing uniforms for its police and...

Does FOI Act complement Official Secrets Act?

Insights
ON July 2, 2024, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) in Nigeria, George Akume warned communication managers across all Ministries, Departments...

LGBTQ+: Did Buhari ask Obama to grant US visa to queer Nigerians?

General
AMID controversies over the signing of the Samoa Agreement by the Nigerian government, a letter allegedly written by Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari to a former...
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