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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.

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...

8 ways to identify AI-generated images online 

Tutorials
In March 2023, a claim that the former U.S. president, Donald Trump, had been arrested surfaced online. The images shared alongside the claim show...

How true is the claim that Peter Obi celebrated his 50th birthday in 2013?

Politics
FOLLOWING the reported cancellation of his 62nd birthday celebration, a claim that Peter Obi celebrated his 50th birthday in 2013 has circulated online. The claim...

Myths, disinformation threaten immunisation in Nigeria – UNICEF

News
THE United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has identified disinformation, misinformation, myths and rumours as parts of the major factors responsible for poor immunisation uptake...

2nd Africa Facts summit to hold in Mauritius

News
THE Africa Check has announced that the 2023 edition of the Africa Facts summit will take place in Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius...

Doctored viral image shows Lionel Messi ‘shopping for guns’ in America

General
AN image showing the football star, Lionel Messi, pushing a cart containing guns has surfaced online with a claim that it shows the Argentine...

More Nigerian media outlets are embracing digital publication — Report

News
TRADITIONAL media outlets in Nigeria are embracing new digital formats and channels, as more people gain access to the internet, a 2023 Digital News...

Did Tinubu win only two out of 23 LGAs in Kaduna State?

Elections
ON June 7, 2023, a Twitter user, Chigozie Valuation, with the username: @Chigozok claimed that Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, only won in two...

No, Video does not show Sweden’s sex competition broadcast on DSTV

General
A claim that the rumoured sex competition has commenced  in Sweden and can be viewed on Channel 206 on the Digital Satellite Television  (DSTV)...

Photo does not show Remi Tinubu presiding over meeting in lieu of President Tinubu

Politics
On June 6, 2023, a Twitter user, @PO_GrassRootM tweeted a photo of Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, with a claim that the image shows...
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