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Armour for the digital age: Three easy tools to help you verify information in 2025

By Kirsten Cosser If 2024 is remembered as the year of elections, 2025 may be the year of the aftermath. Misinformation thrives in times of...

Watch out for these disinformation trends in 2025!

Disinformation has long plagued Nigeria's information landscape, influencing public perception, deepening social divides, and undermining trust in both public and private institutions. Its effects have...

15 Nigerian public figures targeted with misinformation in 2024

Imagine waking up one morning to find your face splashed across social media with a "Rest in Peace" watermark or being falsely accused of...

50 African fact-checking organisations sign declaration on information integrity

AFRICAN  fact-checkers from over 50 organisations spanning at least 30 countries have united under a new declaration to confront the spread of false information...

Did Jonathan inherit over $50bn foreign reserve? 

AN X user, Wale Adebayo(@Mari09ja) has claimed that former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan inherited a foreign reserve of over $50bn when he assumed the...

AF2024: Fact-checkers, media urged to sanitise Africa’s information landscape

EXPERTS at the Africa Facts summit have urged journalists and fact-checkers across the continent to sanitise Africa's information landscape amidst surge in global information...

IFCN condemns threats to abolish fact-checking organization in Greece

THE International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has condemned a recent threat  by a member of Greece’s Hellenic Parliament, Kyriakos Velopoulos, to abolish Ellinika Hoaxes, a...

Nine open source tools for analysing satellite images

SATELLITE imagery has become an invaluable resource for journalists, providing verifiable proof of events, especially in regions where access is limited due to censorship...

Google Search offers more features to verify facts, images aand sources online

Google has updated its search tool with expanded two features to enable users quickly evaluate and verify content online. In its recent blogpost, it listed...

Greek fact-checkers triumph after 5-year legal battle with Physics association

In a landmark victory for journalistic integrity and freedom of speech, Ellinika Hoaxes has been totally exonerated following five years of legal battle with...

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No, Traoré did not decline Trump’s invitation to his inauguration

A claim that Burkina Faso's military-backed president Ibrahim Traoré...

What Trump’s second term means for information resilience, media credibility

On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump becomes the 47th...

Videos of R. Kelly new single are AI generated!

A claim that a music video released from prison...

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No, Traoré did not decline Trump’s invitation to his inauguration

A claim that Burkina Faso's military-backed president Ibrahim Traoré...

What Trump’s second term means for information resilience, media credibility

On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump becomes the 47th...

Videos of R. Kelly new single are AI generated!

A claim that a music video released from prison...