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Nigerian Fact-Checkers’ Coalition launches situation rooms for Edo election, warns against misinformation

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
THE Nigerian Fact-Checkers’ Coalition (NFC) has launched Election Situation Rooms in Abuja and Lagos to monitor and combat misinformation and disinformation ahead of the...

Canada launches online resource to combat electoral misinformation, disinformation

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
ELECTIONS Canada has launched 'ElectoFacts', a new resource aimed at helping voters spot misinformation and disinformation about the electoral process in Canada. Elections Canada is...

Video does not show DR Congo election commissioner being beaten and stripped

Elections Fatimah Quadri -
AN X user, Nkirukamma (@SabinaNkiru), has posted a video of a woman being lynched and beaten by a mob. She claimed that the woman in...

How disinformation actors fuelled violence, voter apathy in Imo governorship election

Elections Opeyemi Kehinde -
On November 11, 2023, off-cycle gubernatorial elections were held in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states in Nigeria. The electoral umpire, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),...

2023 election: How dearth of data threatens fact-checking, exposes citizens to political misinformation in Nigeria

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola -
ON August 20, 2022, the presidential candidate of Accord Party, Christopher Imumolen said Nigeria has about 350,000 police personnel while speaking about his plan...

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

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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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EXPLAINER: What you need to know about noma in Nigeria

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NEW research has mapped noma hotspots across northern Nigeria,...

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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

0
A VIRAL post circulating on social media claims that...
Health

EXPLAINER: What you need to know about noma in Nigeria

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NEW research has mapped noma hotspots across northern Nigeria,...