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2023 elections: Don tasks media practitioners to shun fake news
AHEAD of Nigeria's 2023 general elections, media practitioners in the country have been tasked to shun fake news to avoid confusing Nigerians during the...
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Google, YouTube partner IFCN to support global fact-checking initiatives with $13.2m grant
THE International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has announced a partnership with Google and YouTube to support the fight against misinformation globally.
A statement on Tuesday from...
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Nigerian Fact-Checkers’ Coalition joins Arise News presidential town hall series
THE Nigerian Fact-Checkers’ Coalition (NFC) has announced that it has joined the Presidential Town Hall series being hosted by the Arise TV News.
A statement...
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Africa Facts Summit 2022: Experts call for increased use of radio for media literacy
FACT-CHECKERS in Africa have been urged to use radio broadcasts more for media literacy as part of strategies towards combating misinformation in the continent....
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Nigerian information minister calls for more funding to tackle fake news
NIGERIA's minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has called for an upward review of the budgetary allocation for the ministry of information and...
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YouTube to certify accounts of healthcare professionals to lessen misinformation
YOUTUBE has announced plans to certify the YouTube accounts of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals as part of its effort to reduce misinformation...
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Buhari advocates media literacy to fight fake news
NIGERIA's President, Muhammadu Buhari, has called on all nations, multilateral and donor agencies to support global financing of Media and Information Literacy (MIL) to...
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Google announces initiatives to help curb misinformation, improve media literacy in Africa
GOOGLE has announced additional initiatives through the Google News Initiative (GIS) to support African journalists and fact-checking organisations to advance media literacy in the...
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2023 Election: Nigerian military warns politicians, social media handlers against disinformation
NIGERIA's Defence Headquarters has warned politicians and their social media handlers to desist from misusing images and visuals of military personnel to campaign and...
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How misinformation about vaccine safety aids reluctance to vaccinate children in US
A recent study has shown how misinformation about vaccine safety influenced the reluctance to vaccinate children in the United States.
The study, titled: "Misinformation about...
