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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...

Deepfake video of Biden reciting Islamic prayers circulates online

A video showing US President Joe Biden reciting Islamic prayers in Arabic has been circulating widely on WhatsApp. The 50-second footage of President Biden speaking...

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

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

Despite deepfake concerns, Olympics 2024 to embrace AI

As part of an initiative spearheaded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to use artificial intelligence (AI) technology, the games' broadcaster is using these...

Cybersecurity firm cautions organisations, individuals against deepfakes increase

A cybersecurity firm, Kaspersky has cautioned organisations and individuals in Africa to be on alert as deepfakes are still going to be a bigger...

Meta, MCA launch WhatsApp helpline to combat AI misinformation

A WhatsApp helpline has been launched by Meta in collaboration with the Misinformation Combat Alliance (MCA) to address misinformation generated by AI, particularly deepfakes...

Meta announces tool to identify, label AI-generated images ahead of global elections

META has announced that it is increasing the scope of its efforts to detect images that have been altered by artificial intelligence. This was made...

X bans searches for Taylor Swift amidst circulation of her explicit AI photo

THE social media platform X has restricted users' ability to search for Taylor Swift due to the virality of explicit AI photos of the...

Five AI tools used in generating disinformation visuals

IN a recent report, the World Economic Forum (WEF) listed Artificial Intelligence-generated misinformation as one of the top immediate risk to the global economy...

Nikon, Sony and Canon to fight deepfakes with latest camera technology

THREE leading camera companies including Sony, Nikon, and Canon are collaborating to combat deepfakes by adding digital signatures to images captured with their equipment. Nikkei...

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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,...