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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.

YouTube announces new policies to curb health misinformation

News
YouTube, a video-sharing platform, has announced a new framework aimed at combating medical misinformation that contradicts local health authorities or the World Health Organization...

Video does not show Nigerien president released after agreeing to resign

General
ON August 9, 2023, a video showing the ousted Nigerien president, Mohammed Bazoum accompanied by military personnel surfaced on the internet. The footage claims...

FactCheckHub at 3: Experts proffer solutions to tackling AI disinformation campaigns

Insights
Experts working in the disinformation space on Friday identified the need for more advanced methods in addition to the traditional fact-checking process to check...

Ministerial screening: Fact-checking multiple claims by El-Rufai

Politics
ON Tuesday, August 1, the former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai appeared before the Senate following his nomination by the President, Bola Tinubu,...

GRV, other prominent Twitter accounts share misleading video about Niger coup

General
FOLLOWING the Nigerian government's planned intervention to stop the military coup in Niger Republic, some influential Twitter accounts have tweeted a video purportedly showing...

Niger coup : Video does not show Nigerian army ready to attack Niger Republic

General
A Tiktok video showing some men in military uniform has surfaced online with a claim that the troops of the Nigerian army have been...

How TikTok allows users to promote misinformation about brands – Report

Business
THE News Guard's misinformation monitor has revealed that Tiktok, a video-sharing platform, is breeding false claims about prominent brands in the world. The study which...

Video does not show Nigerien minister of finance crying over failure to account for public spending

Politics
A video clip showing a man shedding tears while delivering a speech has surfaced online with a claim that it shows the ex-finance Minister...

Open AI’s GPT-3 capable of spreading disinformation faster than human – Study

News
OPEN AI's GPT-3, the machine-learning model behind ChatGPT, has the ability to spread disinformation online at a faster rate than humans, a recent study published...

WAJIC 2023: Fact-checking organisations deploy innovative techs to combat misinformation

News
Fact-checking organisations in Africa are deploying innovative methods and technologies to aid fact-checking efforts and counter the spread of misinformation and disinformation on the...
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