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How AI-generated videos could fuel sports misinformation

FOLLOWING the Manchester City defeat against Spur in the Carabao Cup in November 2024, an Instagram account, @memerunnergpt posted an AI-generated clip showing the...

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...

Malaysia launches AI chatbot to combat fake news

THE Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission has launched a chatbot that allows citizens to verify text messages before sharing them in a bid to...

Watch out for these disinformation trends in 2025!

Disinformation has long plagued Nigeria's information landscape, influencing public perception, deepening social divides, and undermining trust in both public and private institutions. Its effects have...

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...

Image showing Tinubu on sickbed is doctored!

A Facebook user, Sokoto Birni has shared an image that shows the Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, lying down on a sickbed in a...

Indian-aligned network using AI, fake accounts to target nation’s ‘foes’ uncovered

A new report by NewsGuard has uncovered massive India-aligned influence operation using AI-generated content and fake social media accounts to promote pro-India propaganda 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...

OpenAI disrupts Iranian influence campaigns targeting US election

OpenAI has identified and shut down an influence campaign linked to the Iranian government.  This operation, aimed at disseminating false information about the US elections,...

41 accounts use AI to mass-produce political misinformation on TikTok – Report

A new report by NewsGuard has uncovered how 41 TikTok accounts are using AI-generated narration to disseminate political misinformation at scale. The platform described it...

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No, cost of registering WASSCE is not N120,000

A viral video showing a lady saying that the...

Doctored video shows Salah saying he would exit Liverpool soon

A video with a claim that an Egyptian footballer,...

No, State of Emergency was declared in Borno, Yobe

A verified X user, @MissPearls, has claimed that a...

False claim circulates that Opay is the 6th largest bank in Nigeria

A claim that Opay is the sixth largest bank...

EXPLAINER: What does a State of Emergency entail in Nigeria?

THE Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on March 18,...

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No, cost of registering WASSCE is not N120,000

A viral video showing a lady saying that the...

Doctored video shows Salah saying he would exit Liverpool soon

A video with a claim that an Egyptian footballer,...

No, State of Emergency was declared in Borno, Yobe

A verified X user, @MissPearls, has claimed that a...

False claim circulates that Opay is the 6th largest bank in Nigeria

A claim that Opay is the sixth largest bank...

EXPLAINER: What does a State of Emergency entail in Nigeria?

THE Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on March 18,...