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Elon Musk’s policy change fuels engagement of unchecked propaganda on X – Report

ELON Musk's policy change on X on state-affiliated labels has led to a significant increase in engagement for Russian, Chinese, and Iranian state-run media...

X ranks worst in climate change misinformation scorecard

THE Climate Action Against Disinformation has ranked Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) as the least-performing among social media platforms due to its poor approach...

How PEPT judgement, Niger and Gabon coups fuel misinformation on X

THE just concluded Nigeria's presidential election petition tribunal (PEPT) alongside the coups in Niger and Gabon have attracted audiences from different parts of the...

EXPLAINER: Twitter checkmarks and what they symbolise

Upon acquiring the social media platform, Elon Musk, the Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, announced that the verification checks that serve as a symbol...

‘Blue Check’ verified accounts are flooding Twitter with misinformation – Report

A News Guard’s ‘misinformation monitor’ report has revealed that Twitter's "blue check" which was previously an indication of an account's authenticity, has now become...

How Twitter’s Elon Musk amplifies misinformation – Report 

A report by the Agence France-Presse (AFP) has alleged that the Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, Elon Musk, repeatedly used his account to amplify...

How job cuts by major social media companies is affecting global fight against misinformation, disinformation

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...

Did Elon Musk say he would delete Twitter, Facebook and buy Nigeria?

FOLLOWING the successful acquisition of Twitter by billionaire investor and businessman Elon Musk which has elicited mixed reactions on social media, several images which...

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Doctored image of Sultan of Sokoto wearing charm garment circulates online

AN X user, @MilesHopkins15, has shared an image depicting...

Again, Buhari makes false claims about Nigeria’s economy, security during his presidency

FORMER Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, has once again claimed...

What happens if you “get rid” of fact-checking?

Joel Kaplan, Zuckerberg’s second in command at Meta, has...

AI chatbots more likely to spread false claims in Russian and Chinese – Report

A recent NewsGuard audit across seven languages has found...

False claim portraying Tems as Ghanaian circulates online 

AN X user, @BenopaOnyx1, has posted an image of...

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Doctored image of Sultan of Sokoto wearing charm garment circulates online

AN X user, @MilesHopkins15, has shared an image depicting...

Again, Buhari makes false claims about Nigeria’s economy, security during his presidency

FORMER Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, has once again claimed...

What happens if you “get rid” of fact-checking?

Joel Kaplan, Zuckerberg’s second in command at Meta, has...

AI chatbots more likely to spread false claims in Russian and Chinese – Report

A recent NewsGuard audit across seven languages has found...

False claim portraying Tems as Ghanaian circulates online 

AN X user, @BenopaOnyx1, has posted an image of...