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AI-generated video of man constructing wooden aircraft circulates online

General Fatimah Quadri -
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

General Fatimah Quadri -
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 -
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

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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 -
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...
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