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Manipulated video falsely shows Peter Obi miscalculating Ghana’s health budget

Economy Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate and the 2027 presidential candidate of the...

Computer games may aid students to spot disinformation – Study

News Fatimah Quadri -
INDIVIDUALS who play video games are more likely than non-players to watch online content intently, which allows them to notice even the smallest details...

YouTube announces new policies to curb health misinformation

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
YouTube, a video-sharing platform, has announced a new framework aimed at combating medical misinformation that contradicts local health authorities or the World Health Organization...

From rejection to advocacy: How religious clerics helped to drive high COVID-19 vaccination in Kano

COVID-19 Nurudeen Akewushola -
The nationally-promoted COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Kano had initially suffered a setback due to an ugly experience with a failed Pfizer vaccine trial in...

How job cuts by major social media companies is affecting global fight against misinformation, disinformation

News Fatimah Quadri -
JOB cuts by major social media companies is affecting many teams saddled with the task of curbing misinformation and disinformation on those social platforms. It...

Doctors accused of spreading COVID-19 misinformation sue Twitter

News Raji Olatunji -
THREE doctors have filed a complaint against Twitter following the suspension of their accounts for allegedly spreading misinformation on the platform. The physicians, through their...

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Video of crowd dismantling APC campaign structure in Kaduna is authentic

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A VIDEO posted by a verified X user @UNOFFICIALFACT...
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Manipulated video falsely shows Peter Obi miscalculating Ghana’s health budget

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A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show...
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EXPLAINER: What 2027 electricity subsidy phase-out means for Nigerians

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Nigeria’s electricity sector is heading for another major policy...
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No, Sheikh Gumi did not threaten to ‘turn Nigeria upside down’ over banditry

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A VIRAL video circulating on social media depicts Islamic...
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Ghanaian police officer’s fire rescue misrepresented as robbery feat

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A VIRAL post circulating on social media claims that...

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Video of crowd dismantling APC campaign structure in Kaduna is authentic

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A VIDEO posted by a verified X user @UNOFFICIALFACT...
Economy

Manipulated video falsely shows Peter Obi miscalculating Ghana’s health budget

0
A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show...
Business

EXPLAINER: What 2027 electricity subsidy phase-out means for Nigerians

0
Nigeria’s electricity sector is heading for another major policy...
ArtificialIntelligence

No, Sheikh Gumi did not threaten to ‘turn Nigeria upside down’ over banditry

0
A VIRAL video circulating on social media depicts Islamic...
General

Ghanaian police officer’s fire rescue misrepresented as robbery feat

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A VIRAL post circulating on social media claims that...