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

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Joel Kaplan, Zuckerberg’s second in command at Meta, has recently said that community notes will launch “elsewhere” in 2026, including the EU. This is the...

Coordinated disinformation networks flooded social media before EU elections – Report

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Dutch researchers have revealed that coordinated networks of accounts spreading disinformation flooded social media in France, Germany and Italy before the elections to the...

EU probes Meta over election disinformation concerns

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THE European Union (EU) has launched an investigation into Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram over the failure of the platforms to counter disinformation ahead of...

EU warns Elon Musk over ‘disinformation’ on X about Israel – Hamas conflict

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THE European Union (EU) has warned Elon Musk over alleged disinformation about the Hamas attacks on Israel, including fake news and “repurposed old images”,...

EU decries increased disinformation posts on X

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THE European Union (EU) Commission has declared X (formerly Twitter), the social media platform with the largest ratio of misinformation and disinformation posts. The Commission’s...

Fact-checkers, journalists urged to curb misinformation to safeguard democracy in Africa

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Fact-checkers and journalists in Africa have been urged to utilize their verification skills to ensure free flow of factual information in public so as...

False claims attributed to European Union delegation, NDI/IRI election observers circulate online

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A joint press statement attributed to the European Union (EU) delegation and the NDI/IRI Election Observation Mission to Nigeria calling for the stepping down...

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Economy

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

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A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show...
Business

EXPLAINER: What 2027 electricity subsidy phase-out means for Nigerians

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Nigeria’s electricity sector is heading for another major policy...
ArtificialIntelligence

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,...