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Global Fact-Check Chatbot launched to fight disinformation worldwide

News Fatimah Quadri -
OVER 60 fact-checking organisations, including FactCheckHub, have launched the Global Fact‑Check Chatbot (GFC), an artificial intelligence-powered tool aimed at delivering fast, verified fact-checks in...

GlobalFact12: Brazilian leaders reject ‘censorship’ tag, urge action against online misinformation

News Fatimah Quadri -
TOP Brazilian judicial and legal officials have insisted that regulating misinformation on digital platforms should not be seen as an attack on freedom of...

The truth is still worth fighting for

Insights FactCheckHub -
As fact-checkers gather in Rio this week, the fight for information integrity has never been more urgent, writes Angie Drobnic Holan. A preference for truth...

Old photo of Russian submarine falsely shared as recent sighting near London

Security Nurudeen Akewushola -
AN image showing a Russian submarine alongside a photo of President Vladimir Putin has circulated online with a claim that it was recently spotted...

Disinformation, misinformation top list of challenges facing journalists in 2025

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
MORE than a third of journalists identified disinformation and misinformation as the most serious issues affecting journalism today, according to Muck Rack’s newly released...

Old report of deceased police deputy commissioner resurfaces online

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
A Facebook account, Peter Obi for President PFP, has claimed that a Deputy Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Guri, died inside his office in Abuja...

How to protect yourself from AI voice cloning scams, audio deepfakes – Experts

Tutorials Abdullahi Muritala -
The terrifying reality of a growing scam where fraudsters now use AI-generated voice clones to impersonate relatives and extort money from unsuspecting victims is...

Two years on: Tinubu administration continues to reel out misleading information

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola -
SINCE taking office on May 29, 2023, the Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his media team have frequently come under scrutiny for spreading...

Experts proffer solutions to curbing ethno-religious hate speech online

News Fatimah Quadri -
SOME experts combatting information disorder in Nigeria have raised alarm over the increasing wave of ethno-religious hate speech on social media, attributing the trend...

X user shares old images of new buses in Burkina Faso as recent

Government Policy Abdullahi Muritala -
An X user, @africanhub_, has shared images of buses alongside a claim that the Ibrahim Traoré-led military government of Burkina Faso recently purchased a...
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