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No, Sheikh Gumi did not threaten to ‘turn Nigeria upside down’ over banditry

A VIRAL video circulating on social media depicts Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi threatening to cause nationwide unrest if any harm comes to bandits. The...

Osun 2026: Nigerian Fact-Checkers’ Coalition opens situation rooms to fight election misinformation

THE Nigerian Fact-Checkers' Coalition (NFC) has opened its situation rooms ahead of the Osun State governorship election, scheduled for Saturday, 15 August 2026. In a...

Viral image of Tinubu, Sowore handshake is AI-generated

A viral image on social media purports to show human rights activist Omoyele Sowore shaking hands with Nigeria’s president, Bola Tinubu. The image, which depicts...

AI Chatbots struggle to detect AI-generated videos – Report

LEADING artificial intelligence chatbots, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and xAI’s Grok, are largely unable to identify AI-generated videos, according to a new report...

How AI made deepfakes harder to detect in 2025

As of 2023, most deepfake videos had red flags like blurred ears, odd lip-syncing, and glitchy shadows that made them detectable. By 2025, these flaws...

Video showing U.S military announcing takeover of Nigerian army is AI-generated

A video purportedly showing a United States military officer announcing that the U.S. military would “take over” the Nigerian Army to help end terrorism...

Video claiming Dubai launched AI salon is AI generated

A claim that Dubai has unveiled an AI robot salon that curls hair instantly has surfaced the internet. The claim posted on X by a...

Can AI save truth? exploring ethical pathways for fact-checking in the age of deepfakes

AI has become the bedrock of much of the misinformation being debunked by fact-checkers today. From artificially generated images to deepfake audio and videos,...

AI-generated video of man constructing wooden aircraft circulates online

A claim that a video shows an African man building his own aeroplane has been circulating on X. The one-minute video, posted by a...

AI-generated images circulated as Cristiano Ronaldo purchasing Man Utd shares

A Facebook user, @Historiadevuda, shared some photos with the claim that Cristiano Ronaldo, the footballer, was purchasing shares in Manchester United. The post included several...

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Manipulated video falsely shows Peter Obi miscalculating Ghana’s health budget

A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show...

EXPLAINER: What 2027 electricity subsidy phase-out means for Nigerians

Nigeria’s electricity sector is heading for another major policy...

Ghanaian police officer’s fire rescue misrepresented as robbery feat

A VIRAL post circulating on social media claims that...

EXPLAINER: What you need to know about noma in Nigeria

NEW research has mapped noma hotspots across northern Nigeria,...

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Manipulated video falsely shows Peter Obi miscalculating Ghana’s health budget

A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show...

EXPLAINER: What 2027 electricity subsidy phase-out means for Nigerians

Nigeria’s electricity sector is heading for another major policy...

Ghanaian police officer’s fire rescue misrepresented as robbery feat

A VIRAL post circulating on social media claims that...

EXPLAINER: What you need to know about noma in Nigeria

NEW research has mapped noma hotspots across northern Nigeria,...