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Meta’s moderation gap: how AI misinformation from Africa goes unchecked

When Olayinka*, a fact-checker, was scanning Facebook for health-related misinformation, he noticed something odd. Two different wellness brands, Eco Puzzling and Laut Product, were...

Claim that Aisha Buhari said her husband died in 2017 resurfaces online

A claim that Aisha Buhari, widow of the late former president Muhammadu Buhari, said her husband had died since 2017 has surfaced online. The claim...

Top AI chatbots can be easily manipulated to spread health disinformation – Report

A new international study has shown that it is easy to manipulate widely-used AI chatbots to deliver false and potentially harmful health information. In the...

Disinformation, misinformation top list of challenges facing journalists in 2025

MORE than a third of journalists identified disinformation and misinformation as the most serious issues affecting journalism today, according to Muck Rack’s newly released...

Davos 2025: Advertisers urged to combat disinformation on social media platforms

ADVERTISERS have been urged to use their financial influence to combat the growing threat of disinformation on social media platforms. This call was made by...

Videos of R. Kelly new single are AI generated!

A claim that a music video released from prison by the US singer, Robert Sylvester Kelly, popularly called R. Kelly has gone viral on...

ICIR seeks applications for countering AI-enhanced misinformation in Nigeria project

THE International Centre for Investigative Reporting (The ICIR) welcomes applications from suitable and qualified journalists, social media influencers and civic actors for its “Countering AI-Enhanced...

Five tools to detect audio deepfakes

AS technology evolves globally, fact-checkers and journalists are confronted with the rising challenge posed by tools which purveyors of disinformation use in creating fake...

#EdoDecides2024: NFC sets to combat AI-misinformation, as stakeholders task media, tech coys to support fact-checkers to ensure election integrity

By Caleb Ijioma   Some critical stakeholders in Saturday’s Edo State Governorship Election have urged the media and technology platforms such as Meta, X, and...

58 per cent of American citizens fooled by AI-generated misinformation – Report

A recent survey has revealed that 58 per cent of adults in the United States have been deceived by misinformation generated by Artificial Intelligence...

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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

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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,...