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US court suspends Trump administration’s visa policy targeting fact-checkers, others

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A United States federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump administration's policy that targeted foreign nationals studying online disinformation, hate speech, and content...
General

Bangladesh flood video used to depict flooding in Lagos

Nurudeen Akewushola -
AN X user, @iamscrummy_, has shared a video showing a flooded roadway with the claim that it depicts the situation in Lekki, Lagos, following...
News

Abducted Oyo pupils were not in captivity for 170 days

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A POST circulating on social media claims that the kidnapped pupils and teachers in Oyo State regained their freedom after spending more than 170...
News

No, FG has not announced renaming of Kwara to Odo Oya State

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A GRAPHIC circulating on social media claims that the Federal Government of Nigeria has officially announced the relocation of Kwara State from the North...
ArtificialIntelligence

How detection tools fail to spot AI-generated misinformation

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
THE race between generative Artificial Intelligence tools and the software built to detect them is heavily lopsided. While AI image and video generators are...
General

World University Rankings : Why Daily Trust’s infographic is still misleading

Nurudeen Akewushola -
On July 2, FactCheckHub published a fact-check, rating an infographic by Daily Trust claiming to show the Top 20 Nigerian Institutions on World University...
News

No, Justice Haruna Tsammani did not go blind after eye surgery in London

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A POST circulating on social media claims that Justice Simon Haruna Tsammani, the Court of Appeal judge who chaired the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal...
General

Daily Trust’s infographic on Nigeria’s top 20 universities is misleading

Nurudeen Akewushola -
A VIRAL infographic shared by Daily Trust claims to show the top 20 Nigerian universities following the release of the prestigious 2026 Times Higher...
Climate Change

No, video does not show recent flood disaster in Lagos

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A VIDEO circulating on social media claims to show a recent devastating flood sweeping away a resident in Lagos State. The post, published by an...
Politics

Viral video does not show Ogun deputy governor, commissioners prostrating for Dapo Abiodun

Nurudeen Akewushola -
A VIDEO circulating on social media claims to show the Deputy Governor of Ogun State and members of the State Executive Council prostrating before...

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