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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.

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...

How to find people online using PimEyes

Tutorials
PimEyes is an AI-powered face recognition search engine and reverse image search tool that allows users to search for online images of a person...

TikTok announces measures to combat misinformation, hate speech ahead of Pakistan elections

News
TikTok has announced measures to combat misinformation, violence and hate speech to uphold election integrity in Pakistan as the South Asian country heads to...

Nigerian police rated ‘worst’ globally 7 years ago, not recent

General
AN online publication, Parallel Facts, has claimed that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is the worst and most corrupt police agency in the world. According...

Fake list of assets recovered from Betta Edu circulates online

Politics
A claim that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has released a list of some valuable properties recovered from the suspended Nigerian minister of...

Cholera misinformation killed 23 in Mozambique – Police

News
THE Mozambican Police have confirmed the death of at least 23 people due to a wave of misinformation about cholera disease in the country. According...

YouTube profits from Ads on channels promoting climate misinformation – Report

News
YOUTUBE makes $13 million a year from advertising on channels propagating false claims about climate change, says the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH)...

OpenAI sets to introduce tools to counter election disinformation globally

News
ChatGPT creator, OpenAI, has announced plans to launch tools to fight disinformation and ban the use of its technology for political campaigns ahead of...

Kwara govt takes measures to address fake news, rumour peddling

News
THE Kwara State government has revealed plans to introduce additional measures aimed at combating the spread of fake news and baseless rumours among its...
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