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

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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

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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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#OsunDecides2026: Fact-checking Adeleke’s claims on governance, pensions and education

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ARISE TV, one of Nigeria’s leading national television channels,...
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Pre-election LIVE-CHECK for Osun 2026 governorship election

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AHEAD of the Osun State 2026 Governorship Election slated...
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Osun 2026: Nigerian Fact-Checkers’ Coalition opens situation rooms to fight election misinformation

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THE Nigerian Fact-Checkers' Coalition (NFC) has opened its situation...
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No, Finnish court did not acquit Simon Ekpa

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A POST circulating on X claims that Simon Ekpa,...
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Osun 2026: Senator Fadahunsi’s ‘kill’ remark in viral video is real, not AI-generated

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A VIRAL video circulating on social media shows Francis...

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#OsunDecides2026: Fact-checking Adeleke’s claims on governance, pensions and education

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ARISE TV, one of Nigeria’s leading national television channels,...
Elections

Pre-election LIVE-CHECK for Osun 2026 governorship election

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AHEAD of the Osun State 2026 Governorship Election slated...
News

Osun 2026: Nigerian Fact-Checkers’ Coalition opens situation rooms to fight election misinformation

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THE Nigerian Fact-Checkers' Coalition (NFC) has opened its situation...
General

No, Finnish court did not acquit Simon Ekpa

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A POST circulating on X claims that Simon Ekpa,...
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Osun 2026: Senator Fadahunsi’s ‘kill’ remark in viral video is real, not AI-generated

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A VIRAL video circulating on social media shows Francis...