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 world. There have been a series of analyses on social media, especially on X (formerly Twitter), …
Experts working in the disinformation space on Friday identified the need for more advanced methods in addition to the traditional fact-checking process to check the spread of misinformation. The experts spoke at the webinar FactCheckHub hosted as part of activities …
Fact-checking organisations in Africa are deploying innovative methods and technologies to aid fact-checking efforts and counter the spread of misinformation and disinformation on the continent. This was revealed on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at the just concluded West Africa Journalism …
FACT-CHECKERS have called on academic researchers to put more efforts in making their output relevant to disinformation experts. Academic researchers on the other hand have implored fact-checkers to acquire knowledge on researching while employing it in writing fact-checks. This was …
THE United States Consulate in Lagos has emphasized the importance of factual information in strengthening Nigeria’s democracy and public institutions. This call was made by its Public Affairs Officer, Joseph Kruzich, during a fact-check workshop organised by FactsMatterNG, in Lagos …
LACK of enough human resources is affecting the capacities fact-checking organisations to tackle misinformation effectively, a report by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has revealed. The report titled “State of the Fact-checkers 2022” shows that most of the fact-checking organizations …
Nigerians have been warned to be wary of several online platforms claiming to be credible fact-checking platforms in the country. Members of the Nigerian Fact-checkers’ Coalition (NFC) gave the warning on Thursday during a Twitter Space organized by FactsMatterNG in …
EXPERTS drawn from the legal and media industry have called for increased media literacy and awareness for citizens including the implementation of a comprehensive legal framework to curb misinformation in Nigeria. This call was made on Thursday during a Twitter …
The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) in collaboration with the FactCheckHub on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 trained some teachers and students of Government Secondary School, Wuse Zone 3 in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital territory on fact-checking. The capacity building session …
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 to tackle insecurity in Nigeria when he becomes the president. A Nigerian fact-checker, Ikulajolu Adesola, intended …
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