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Video shot 26 years before Queen Elizabeth II’s birth circulates online with FALSE claim

General Raji Olatunji -
A video purportedly showing the moment Queen Elizabeth II was throwing food at African children has surfaced online. A Twitter user with the handle @Frankie_dux...

Punitive laws failing to curb misinformation in Africa – Study

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Report by:  Peter Cunliffe-Jones, University of Westminster; Alan Finlay, University of the Witwatersrand, and Anya Schiffrin Misinformation, best understood as false or misleading information whether...

Is Nigeria the only country in Africa where Twitter is restricted?

Government Policy Niyi Oyedeji -
THE Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on June 5, 2021 claimed that Nigeria is the only African country where Twitter is restricted. SERAP made...

Samia Hassan Suluhu NOT first female president in East Africa

Government Policy Niyi Oyedeji -
VIRAL posts on Thursday, March 18, 2021, claimed that Samia Hassan Suluhu, who is set to become Tanzania's next president, would be the first...

Will Nigeria’s unemployed population rank 9th most populous country in Africa?

General Niyi Oyedeji -
A post on Twitter claimed that Nigeria’s unemployed population can make up a country that will rank the 9th most populous country in Africa. The...
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