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Okonjo-Iweala debunks claim of bringing investors to Nigeria
THE Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has debunked a viral message stating that she is bringing investors into Nigeria.
She...
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How ICIR-led fact-checking clubs in Nigerian universities are taking media literacy campaigns to grassroots
In an era where misinformation spreads like wildfire, the Countering Misinformation and Promoting Media Literacy (CMPML) project of the International Centre for Investigative Reporting...
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Maria Ressa, Levitsky, others headline GlobalFact 11 as keynote speakers
Maria Ressa, a Filipino-American journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, has been announced as the keynote speaker for this year's Global Fact-Checking Summit tagged...
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Deceptive crypto platforms use celebrities’ images to defraud people on X – Report
A new report by Maldita.es has exposed a widespread scam on X (formerly Twitter) targeting users with fake cryptocurrency investments.
The report revealed that the...
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TikTok begins auto-labelling of AI-generated content
TIKTOK has commenced automatically labelling of videos and images made with artificial intelligence (AI).
The Chinese-owned short-form video-sharing platform disclosed this in a statement recently.
The...
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Microsoft, OpenAI announce $2 million fund to fight AI misinformation
MICROSOFT and OpenAI have announced a $2 million Societal Resilience Fund to tackle AI misinformation and educate people around the world on the technology.
This...
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Computer games may aid students to spot disinformation – Study
INDIVIDUALS who play video games are more likely than non-players to watch online content intently, which allows them to notice even the smallest details...
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EU probes Meta over election disinformation concerns
THE European Union (EU) has launched an investigation into Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram over the failure of the platforms to counter disinformation ahead of...
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AI fuelling misinformation on public health, climate change – UN spox
ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) has been facilitating easy distribution of misinformation and disinformation regarding climate change and vaccines including other global public health issues, said...
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Sydney universities launch database to tackle information disorder
Researchers from three Sydney universities in Australia have developed an online database to track policies and regulations from 50 countries dealing with misinformation, AI...
