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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 Twitter’s Elon Musk amplifies misinformation – Report 

News
A report by the Agence France-Presse (AFP) has alleged that the Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, Elon Musk, repeatedly used his account to amplify...

No, Feyi Daniels was not charged to court over prophesy

Politics
ON April 17, 2023, a Twitter account, Peter Obi Grassroots Mobilization  (@P_O GrassrootRoomM) claimed that a clergyman,  Feyi Daniels was charged to court by...

Video does not show INEC REC for Adamawa brutalized

Elections
A video showing a lynched man inside a vehicle has surfaced online with a claim that it shows the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC)...

Experts call for increased media literacy, collaborations to tackle fake news

News
EXPERTS drawn from the legal and media industry have called for increased media literacy and awareness for citizens including the implementation of a comprehensive...

No, Peter Obi has not deleted his tweet about resignation from PDP!

Politics
ON April 11, 2023, a Twitter user, Imran Muhammad, with the username: @imranmhudz, claimed that Peter Obi, the Labour Party's (LP) flag-bearer in Nigeria's...

Doctored image of Peter Obi, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, ‘UK cop’ circulates online

Politics
An image showing Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the chairperson of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) with Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party in Nigeria's...

Sam Omatseye shares misleading tweet about Tinubu with Buhari in Saudi Arabia

General
SAM Omatseye, a renowned Nigerian columnist with The Nation newspaper, has tweeted an image showing Nigeria's President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and President Muhammadu Buhari...

No, US government did not criticize Nigeria’s presidential election!

Elections
A Nigerian music artiste, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has shared a video alongside a claim that the United States had...

From rejection to advocacy: How religious clerics helped to drive high COVID-19 vaccination in Kano

COVID-19
The nationally-promoted COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Kano had initially suffered a setback due to an ugly experience with a failed Pfizer vaccine trial in...

Osun election: False claim circulates that Gboyega Oyetola wins at Appeal Court

Elections
Following the appeal court judgement on Friday over the disputed July 16, 2022 gubernatorial election in Osun State, a false claim has circulated online...
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