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Video does not show Nigerian children eating human meat
A VIDEO circulating on social media claims to show children in Nigeria eating human meat due to extreme hunger and economic hardship. The accompanying...
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ICIR/FactCheckHub wins Global Fact-checking Award
THE International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) and FactCheckHub have won the Gold Standard Award at the 2026 Global Fact-Checking Awards for their investigation...
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How digital platforms fuel ethno-religious hate speech in Nigeria
THE growth of digital platforms has aided how people connect in Nigeria, but it has also increased the spread of ethno-religious hate speech across...
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No, Keyamo did not say Lagos Airport has only one door
A VIRAL post on social media circulated by a verified X user, @lagosyouknow, claims that the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo,...
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Dino Melaye uses AI-generated images to depict burial of late General Rabe Abubakar
A former federal lawmaker who represented Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, on Sunday, June 14, posted a collage of images purportedly showing heavily...
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Video does not show Haifa Power Plant destroyed by Iranian ballistic missile
An X user, @AAliBaltistani, shared a video circulating on the platform claiming it shows an Iranian ballistic missile striking a power plant in Haifa,...
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TikTok commits $200,000 to AI media literacy in sub-Saharan Africa amid deepfake concerns
TIKTOK has announced a $200,000 investment to promote artificial intelligence (AI) media literacy across Sub-Saharan Africa, as the region faces growing risks linked to...
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No, Nigeria’s national grid did not collapse three times in January 2026
A post circulating on the social media platform X claims that Nigeria's national electricity grid collapsed on three different occasions in January 2026.
An X...
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AI Chatbots struggle to detect AI-generated videos – Report
LEADING artificial intelligence chatbots, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and xAI’s Grok, are largely unable to identify AI-generated videos, according to a new report...
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World Economic Forum names misinformation, disinformation among top global risk
THE World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2026 (WEF) has confirmed that misinformation and disinformation continue to rank among the world’s most severe global...
