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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.

Microsoft, OpenAI announce $2 million fund to fight AI misinformation

News
MICROSOFT and OpenAI have announced a $2 million Societal Resilience Fund to tackle AI misinformation and educate people around the world on the technology. This...

Did Tinubu say he suffers heart attack anytime Chelsea loses?

General
A video purportedly showing the Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying that he's a supporter of Chelsea Football Club and he suffers a heart...

No! Peter Obi does not have doctorate degree

Politics
An X user, @LPLagosMedia, has claimed that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in Nigeria's 2023 general election, has a doctorate...

Tinubu’s one year: A look at misinformation spread by his media team

Politics
AS Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu clocks one year in office, one of the major turn-offs of his administration is the repeated spread of...

Did Tinubu build independent power plant as Lagos governor?

Economy
An X user, @Riddwane, has claimed that the Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, built an independent power plant during his tenure as the governor...

EU probes Meta over election disinformation concerns

News
THE European Union (EU) has launched an investigation into Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram over the failure of the platforms to counter disinformation ahead of...

How true is the claim that no university has mosque in Nigeria’s South-east?

General
AN X user, Sarki (@waspapping_), has claimed that there's no single university in Southeastern Nigeria with mosque on its premises. He made the claim while...

Sanwo-Olu did not announce minimum wage increment in viral video

Government Policy
A video purportedly showing Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announcing that the state government has increased minimum wage from N35,000 to N70,000 has gone...

Was Onitsha’s College of Nursing Sciences executed by Obi-led administration in Anambra State?

General
A claim that the College of Nursing Sciences, St Charles Borromeo Specialist Hospital, Onitsha, was executed by Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of...

Sydney universities launch database to tackle information disorder

News
Researchers from three Sydney universities in Australia have developed an online database to track policies and regulations from 50 countries dealing with misinformation, AI...
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