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Misinformation worsening climate crisis – Report

Climate Change Nurudeen Akewushola -
RAMPANT misinformation is worsening climate crisis and pushing the world closer to catastrophe, a new report by the International Panel on Information Environment (IPIE)...

Video does not show snow in Jos

Science Fatimah Quadri -
A viral video showing a woman gathering ice from ground and surrounded by what looks like a snowfall following a heavy rain has been...

False claim circulates that ferry service debuts from Onitsha to Lagos

Economy Fatimah Quadri -
A claim that a ferry service now commutes passengers from Onitsha to Lagos for a fare of ₦7,000 has gone viral online. The claim was...

Video compilation making rounds online does not show storm in Washington

General Fatimah Quadri -
A video has been making rounds on WhatsApp claiming to show a storm in Washington, D.C. in the United States of America.  The minute-long video...

Video of ‘flooding in Italy’ shared by Joe Igbokwe is from mudslide in Japan

General Fatimah Quadri -
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Joe Igbokwe, has posted a footage showing flooded residential areas alongside a claim...

AI fuelling misinformation on public health, climate change – UN spox

News Fatimah Quadri -
ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) has been facilitating easy distribution of misinformation and disinformation regarding climate change and vaccines including other global public health issues, said...

AI may fuel dissemination of climate disinformation – Report

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
A new report has warned that the proliferation of large-scale Artificial Intelligence (AI) models may lead to a surge in falsified information concerning climate...

X ranks worst in climate change misinformation scorecard

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
THE Climate Action Against Disinformation has ranked Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) as the least-performing among social media platforms due to its poor approach...

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Video of armed fighters in forest is from Ethiopia, not Nigeria

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