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Beware of online platforms claiming to be doing fact-checks, fact-checkers warn

News Fatimah Quadri -
Nigerians have been warned to be wary of several online platforms claiming to be credible fact-checking platforms in the country. Members of the Nigerian Fact-checkers'...

Experts call for increased media literacy, collaborations to tackle fake news

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
EXPERTS drawn from the legal and media industry have called for increased media literacy and awareness for citizens including the implementation of a comprehensive...

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...

How Charly Boy spreads disinformation to promote Peter Obi’s candidacy

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola -
NIGERIAN music artiste, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa also known as Charly Boy, is fond of using manipulated videos and photos to promote the presidential bid...

INEC seeks Meta’s collaboration to tackle election disinformation

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola -
NIGERIA's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is in talks with the management of Meta (Facebook parent company) to combat the menace of election disinformation...

#NigeriaDecides2023: 10 disinformation trends in election season

Elections Editorial -
By Allwell Okpi   Nigeria’s 2023 elections are only weeks away. Voters are set to pick a president and members of the national assembly on 25...

2023 polls: Seven ways to avoid election misinformation

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola -
THE impact of information disorder has begun to play out in the build-up to Nigeria's general election, holding in February and March this year....

2023 polls: CDD unveils ‘war room’ to tackle political misinformation

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
THE Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has unveiled an election war room to tackle misinformation and fish out its purveyors ahead of Nigeria's...

2023 elections: Don tasks media practitioners to shun fake news

News Raji Olatunji -
AHEAD of Nigeria's 2023 general elections, media practitioners in the country have been tasked to shun fake news to avoid confusing Nigerians during the...

Disinformation in Brazil election: Lessons for Nigeria ahead of 2023 polls

Insights Opeyemi Kehinde -
For fact-checkers across the world, election season comes with an enormous task, as it is often characterised by misinformation and disinformation. And the October...
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