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

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

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

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

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

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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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,...

How disinformation actors propagate divisive narratives on X

THIS report examines the antics of disinformation actors on...

No! Video does not show Remi Tinubu in a fisticuffs with Dino Melaye

AN X user, @prudenceoflago3, has posted a video purportedly...

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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,...

How disinformation actors propagate divisive narratives on X

THIS report examines the antics of disinformation actors on...

No! Video does not show Remi Tinubu in a fisticuffs with Dino Melaye

AN X user, @prudenceoflago3, has posted a video purportedly...