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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.

Edo/Ondo elections: INEC urges journalists to guard against fake news

News
THE Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has urged journalists to be resolute against fake news and misinformation ahead...

Old video of customs official admitting giving rice to bandits resurfaces online

Security
A video showing an official of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) narrating how they gave bags of rice to bandits has surfaced online with...

Video does not show students kidnapped by bandits in Kaduna

Security
A video showing young girls wielding guns inside a bush have surfaced online with a claim that it shows the students kidnapped by bandits...

No! Video does not show Delta community razed by Nigerian Army

Security
FOLLOWING the killing of soldiers in Okuama Community in Delta State, social media users have shared a video showing a ship engulfed by fire...

Google to restrict Gemini from answering election-related questions

News
GOOGLE has announced plans to restrict the types of election-related questions the company’s Gemini chatbot will answer for users in the United States and...

Video does not show bandits arrested by Nigerian Army recently

Security
A video showing some suspected criminals being paraded by security operatives has surfaced online with a claim that it shows the bandits arrested by...

Tinubu makes false claim about Nigeria’s total population

Politics
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has claimed that Nigeria's population is over 240 million. Tinubu made the claim while speaking during the Nigeria-Qatar Business and Investment...

Video does not show Soludo blasting Anambra commissioner

General
AN X user, @Instablog9ja, has posted a video showing the governor of Anambra State, Charles Chukwuma Soludo, chiding a state official over a substandard...

Shehu Sani makes false claim about museums in Abuja

Economy
A former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has claimed that Nigeria is the only country without a museum in its capital city. Senator Sani made the...

AI may fuel dissemination of climate disinformation – Report

News
A new report has warned that the proliferation of large-scale Artificial Intelligence (AI) models may lead to a surge in falsified information concerning climate...
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