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The Business cost of misinformation in Nigeria

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola -
ON 30 August 2026, a post began circulating on X claiming that OPay, one of Nigeria’s major fintech companies, was about to shut down...

Roundcheck’s festival showcases poetry as tool for media Literacy

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
Roundcheck, a youth-led fact-checking organisation hosted the maiden edition of Truth in Verse, a poetry festival designed to promote Media and Information Literacy (MIL)...

Can AI save truth? exploring ethical pathways for fact-checking in the age of deepfakes

Insights Fatimah Quadri -
AI has become the bedrock of much of the misinformation being debunked by fact-checkers today. From artificially generated images to deepfake audio and videos,...

58 per cent of American citizens fooled by AI-generated misinformation – Report

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
A recent survey has revealed that 58 per cent of adults in the United States have been deceived by misinformation generated by Artificial Intelligence...

Nigerian government tasks editors on media literacy, fact-checking

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged Nigerian editors to use media and digital literacy, responsible reportage and fact-checking to stem the spread of misinformation...

How to help children spot fake news

Tutorials Fatimah Quadri -
CHILDREN today are learning how to live, work, learn, contribute, and prosper in a digital society as they become more digitally literate and this...

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