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Effective measures required to curb spread of disinformation, misinformation via text message

THERE are more conversations about how to combat election disinformation and misinformation on social media, but there seems not to be a comparable effort...

2023 elections: Media houses urged to embrace fact-checking

NIGERIAN media houses have been urged to establish fact-checking desks in their newsrooms and incorporate fact-checking processes in their journalism practice in order tackle...

Panellists at fact-checkers conference task Facebook, Twitter to halt fake news

By Harrison Edeh PANELLISTS at the Nigerian Fact-checkers Coalition Conference in Abuja on Tuesday asked social media companies, including Twitter and Facebook to take more...

Misinformation: US, Nigeria face similar problems – Diplomat

By Sinafi Omanga THE United States (US) has said the problem of misinformation during electioneering campaigns that Nigeria is facing ahead of the nation's 2023...

ICIR, Mac-Arthur raise concerns over state-sponsored misinformation in Nigeria

By Harrison Edeh AHEAD of Nigeria's 2023 general elections, the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (The ICIR) and Mac-Arthur Foundation have raised concerns over state-sponsored...

Study says pre-bunking effective in tackling misinformation

A study released recently says pre-bunking is an effective technique against the spread of online disinformation and misinformation. The study, published by Science Advances and...

Fake news, misinformation worsening insecurity – Nigerian govt

THE Nigerian government has said that insecurity experienced in some parts of the country is being aggravated by fake news and misinformation. The Minister of...

2023 polls: Nigerian fact-checkers warn politicians against misinformation

A coalition of fact-checkers working in Nigeria has issued a strong warning to politicians to abstain from misinformation and disinformation as the 2023 general...

Misinformation: Google to improve search snippets using machine learning software

Google has disclosed ongoing efforts to improve its search engine using its machine learning software called Multitask Unified Model (MUM). This is coming in response...

Meta chatbot spreads fake news, slams Facebook

Blender Bot 3, the new chatbot Meta is test-running has slammed Facebook and spread fake news, reports have shown. The chatbot, launched on August 5,...

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