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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.

Simon Ekpa shares fake images of weapons allegedly recovered by pro-Biafra fighters from police

General
A pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, has posted images showing weapons with a claim that they were seized by Biafra Resistance Fighters (BRF) during an...

Pakistan Election: TikTok partners fact-checkers to combat misinformation

News
TikTok has announced plans to work with fact-checkers and other stakeholders to combat misinformation and uphold election integrity on its platform as the Pakistan...

Company worker loses $25m to deepfake scam

News
POLICE in Hong Kong have said a clerk working for a multinational company transferred $25 million of the firm's money to fraudsters after being...

No! Video does not show kidnappers of Ekiti school pupils

Security
A video showing some wounded men being forced to enter the back of a Hilux vehicle has surfaced online with a claim that it...

Media Matters for Democracy launches fact-checking tool ‘Facter’ for newsrooms

News
MEDIA Matters for Democracy (MMfD) has launched a collaborative fact-checking tool, ‘Facter’, designed to counter misinformation and support newsrooms in delivering accurate information. The tool...

How true is Uzodimma’s claim about Nigeria’s service chiefs since 2014?

Politics
IMO State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has claimed that the South East region has not produced any service chief in the last ten years until...

X lifts ban on Taylor Swift searches following viral fake explicit images

News
The social media platform X has lifted the ban on searches for Taylor Swift after blocking users from searching for her following the widespread...

Tepak launches anti-disinformation centre in Cyprus

News
THE Social Computing Research Centre of the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) has announced the launch of the Anti-Disinformation Centre in Cyprus named Fact-Check...

Germany uncovers pro-Russia disinformation campaign on X – Report

News
DIGITAL forensic experts in Germany have uncovered a vast, pro-Russia disinformation campaign against the government using thousands of fake accounts on X. The revelations come...

Ndume makes false claim about Nigeria’s military strength

Security
THE Nigerian Senate Majority Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, has claimed that Nigeria has only 200,000 armed forces personnel across the country. Ndume stated this on January...
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