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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...

How to protect yourself from AI voice cloning scams, audio deepfakes – Experts

The terrifying reality of a growing scam where fraudsters now use AI-generated voice clones to impersonate relatives and extort money from unsuspecting victims is...

Photo of ‘Wizkid school’ circulating on Facebook is AI-generated

A Facebook user, Zara Onyinye, has posted an image of a building alongside a claim that the Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Ayodeji Balogun a.k.a. Wizkid,...

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...

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No, Shettima has not moved out of official residence over secret CCTV installation

A claim has circulated online that Nigeria's Vice President,...

No, this is not N’Golo Kanté with his wife, child

AN image showing a French footballer, Ngolo Kante and...

No! BlackBerry has not launched a new phone

AN X user, @fonyokapondoka, has claimed that Blackberry has...

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No, Shettima has not moved out of official residence over secret CCTV installation

A claim has circulated online that Nigeria's Vice President,...

No, this is not N’Golo Kanté with his wife, child

AN image showing a French footballer, Ngolo Kante and...

No! BlackBerry has not launched a new phone

AN X user, @fonyokapondoka, has claimed that Blackberry has...