A viral video, on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, emerged on social media shortly after local media reported news of the bandits’ attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Afaka, Kaduna State. The one-minute 49-second video shows turbanned armed men …
FACEBOOK has removed 18 million posts containing misinformation about COVID-19, the founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg said. Zuckerberg told “CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle King in an exclusive interview that misinformation is against his platform’s policy, hence why harmful misinformation …
AS the world battle ongoing concerns around COVID-19 vaccine safety, side effects, vaccine hesitancy and refusal, a Twitter user posted that reports related to vaccine deaths are hushed. The tweet which has over 470 engagements posted in July 2021 and …
To commemorate its one year anniversary, The FactCheckHub held a verification masterclass. The masterclass titled, “How to identify and debunk misinformation,” took place on Zoom and Facebook on Tuesday, August 10, 2021. Below is a recording of the session. Thank …
The Commonwealth is offering scholarships, however, a misleading website is being circulated on WhatsApp. This is a trend observed by The FactCheckHub overtime whereby scammers and phishers ride on the back of legitimate projects to carry out their activities. The …
IN a bid to tackle misinformation on its micro-blogging platform, Twitter has partnered with two international news platforms, the Associated Press (AP) and Reuters. Making the announcement in a blog post, Twitter stated that the collaboration will help the platform …
IN commemoration of its one year anniversary, The FactCheckHub is set to host a verification masterclass. The matersclass titled, “How to identify and debunk misinformation,” will take place on Zoom and Facebook on Tuesday, August 10, 2021. Registration for the …
AS part of efforts to check the spread of fake news, the Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday, sought partnership with the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO). The partnership seek to make factual information available as a …
THE Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on July 6, 2021 said the Federal Government spends N60 billion yearly to repair vandalised pipelines. Mohammed made this statement during a Town Hall Meeting on Protecting Oil and Gas held in …
A study around COVID-19 misinformation says fake stories can change people’s behaviour which can have bigger effects on health. The online study which was conducted by Ciara Greene, an associate professor of psychology at the University College, Dublin and Gillian …
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