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

General Fatimah Quadri - August 9, 2025

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...

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

Insights Fatimah Quadri - August 6, 2025

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

General Fatimah Quadri - July 16, 2025

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

News Nurudeen Akewushola - July 5, 2025

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

News Nurudeen Akewushola - June 11, 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

News Fatimah Quadri - January 28, 2025

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!

General Fatimah Quadri - January 14, 2025

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

News Blessing Otoibhi - December 6, 2024

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

Tutorials Nurudeen Akewushola - September 30, 2024

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

News FactCheckHub - September 21, 2024

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...

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