YouTube and combatting misinformation, disinformation
TO curb the spread of misinformation on the internet, YouTube has joined other platforms such as Google and Facebook to collaborate with fact-checkers using...
How to get verified on Twitter as a journalist
JOURNALISTS fall into one of the seven categories eligible for Twitter's verification.
"The blue verified badge on Twitter lets people know that an account of...
Are hand sanitisers flammable?
A surveillance footage shows a man who had drenched his hair and bare body with hand sanitisers bursting into flames seconds after being tased...
Is the world populated with more women than men?
A post circulating online in Nigeria puts forward that the population of women on earth is three times that of men.
The post, retrieved from...
Were two brothers promoted to Major General on the same day?
A photo of two Nigerian Army officers has been circulated on social media with accompanying caption that they were two brothers promoted to the...
Col Amanda Azubuike NOT highest-ranking female in US Military
Several blogs in Nigeria reported that a Colonel, Amanda Azubuike is the highest-ranking female in the US Military.
Some of the blog posts archived here...
Is Nigeria the largest producer of rice, sorghum in Africa?
THE Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in Nigeria, Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, stated that Nigeria has become the largest producer of rice and sorghum...
Global Fact-Checking mentorship program open 2022 Application
The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute is accepting applications for a global mentorship program that will run from March 21, 2022,...
FACTSHEET: Malaria and mosquito nets distribution in Nigeria
FACTSHEET: Malaria and mosquito nets distribution in Nigeria
In the last week of October 2021, the media reported that the Nigerian government proposed to secure...
AnambraDecides2021: AAC did NOT endorse PDP’s candidate
Hours before the governorship election in Anambra state, multiple reports emerged that the African Action Congress (AAC) candidate, Chidozie Nwankwo has stepped down and...
