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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...

Five ways to spot AI-generated videos

WHAT you see online may not be true, in the age of AI, it can fool you. With artificial intelligence evolving rapidly, the internet is...

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...

Doxxing explained: what it is and how to stay safe

EARLIER this year, a video surfaced online displaying photos of 87 alleged loan defaulters in Nigeria, accompanied by the caption, “Please settle your loan.” Also...

Global Fact-Check Chatbot launched to fight disinformation worldwide

OVER 60 fact-checking organisations, including FactCheckHub, have launched the Global Fact‑Check Chatbot (GFC), an artificial intelligence-powered tool aimed at delivering fast, verified fact-checks in...

GlobalFact12: IFCN urges action as AI, funding gaps threaten fact-checking

THE director of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), Angie Drobnic Holan, has called on fact-checkers globally to remain united, innovative, and resilient amidst growing...

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...

OPINION: The case for facts

Verifiable evidence remains journalism’s foundation, despite mounting attacks on the press, WRITES Angie Drobnic Holan. Picture a world where evidence doesn’t matter, where the loudest...

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,...

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LIVE-CHECK: Osun 2026 governorship election

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#OsunDecides2026: Fact-checking Adeleke’s claims on governance, pensions and education

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Pre-election LIVE-CHECK for Osun 2026 governorship election

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Osun 2026: Nigerian Fact-Checkers’ Coalition opens situation rooms to fight election misinformation

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No, Finnish court did not acquit Simon Ekpa

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LIVE-CHECK: Osun 2026 governorship election

THE Osun State 2026 Governorship Election kicks off Saturday...

#OsunDecides2026: Fact-checking Adeleke’s claims on governance, pensions and education

ARISE TV, one of Nigeria’s leading national television channels,...

Pre-election LIVE-CHECK for Osun 2026 governorship election

AHEAD of the Osun State 2026 Governorship Election slated...

Osun 2026: Nigerian Fact-Checkers’ Coalition opens situation rooms to fight election misinformation

THE Nigerian Fact-Checkers' Coalition (NFC) has opened its situation...

No, Finnish court did not acquit Simon Ekpa

A POST circulating on X claims that Simon Ekpa,...