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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.

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...

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...
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