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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.

Meta, TikTok, remove about 9,000 accounts linked to Chinese disinformation campaigns

News
META said it has shut down close to 9,000 Facebook and Instagram accounts, groups and pages associated with a Chinese political spam network that...

Did viral video show Hannatu Musawa smoking and dancing at a party?

General
ON August 30, 2023, an X user and Labour Party supporter, @Chimaobi_nteoma posted a video showing a woman dancing and smoking at a party...

Photo of Obi in handshakes with Tinubu is FAKE!

Politics
ON August 19, 2023, an X user, Imran U. Wakili posted a photo showing Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party in Nigeria’s...

Somalia bans TikTok, Telegram, 1XBet, over horrific contents, misinformation

News
THE Somalian government has banned TikTok, Telegram and online-betting website, 1XBet, adding that the ban is aimed at curbing the spread of horrific contents...

Doctored image shows Peter Obi conversing with Seyi Tinubu

Politics
ON Sunday, August 20, 2023, a photo showing Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party in Nigeria's 2023 general election while having a...

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...
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