A claim that protesters are looting traders’ stalls at the venue of the #Justice4Mohbad protest in Abeokuta, Ogun State organised in honour of the late Nigerian artist, Ilerioluwa Aloba a.k.a. Mohbad is making rounds online. The claim was made by …
THE Climate Action Against Disinformation has ranked Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) as the least-performing among social media platforms due to its poor approach to curbing climate change misinformation. The group disclosed this in its Climate of Misinformation report which …
A claim that the Bank Verification Number (BVN) issued to customers by banks in Nigeria expires after 10 years has resurfaced on social media. The claim was contained in a video that was circulated in WhatsApp closed groups. In the …
A new research published on Science Advances has revealed that the COVID-19 vaccine misinformation policies of Facebook owned by Meta were not effective in reducing its spread on the platform. The study titled the efficacy of Facebook’s vaccine misinformation policies and …
ON Tuesday, September 19, a verified X user, MohdBashir Olanrewaju Abdulyekeen, with the handle: @Abdyekeen_Bash claimed that the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has ranked Kwara as the third most expensive state to live in Nigeria. According to him, the …
THE just concluded Nigeria’s presidential election petition tribunal (PEPT) alongside the coups in Niger and Gabon have attracted audiences from different parts of the world. There have been a series of analyses on social media, especially on X (formerly Twitter), …
A video showing a building engulfed in flames has surfaced online with a claim that it shows the residence of the Nigerian singer, Azeez Fashola, popularly called Naira Marley, being razed by irate youths in Ikorodu area of Lagos State. …
THE International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has said it will pause its acceptance of new applications for fact-checking organisations seeking to become verified signatories to the network’s Code of Principles. IFCN director, Angie Holan, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, …
YOUTUBE channels are using Artificial Intelligence to create misleading “scientific” videos that are recommended to children as educational content, an investigation by the BBC’s Global Disinformation Team has revealed. The report uncovered more than 50 channels in over 20 languages …
A study published by Social Catfish, an online dating investigation firm has provided tips on how people can protect themselves from online scams, especially those involving advanced technology like AI deepfake videos and voice cloning. This follows the company’s revelation …