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Social media: How fake news fuels Nigeria’s farmers-herders conflict

Insights Olayinka Shehu -
Syvaniah Ezekiel had no idea what her life would turn into when she woke up on December 24, 2023. She was completely unaware that...

Osun sets up committee to combat fake news, cyber bullying

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THE Osun State Government has established a Cybercrime Action Committee amidst moves to address the increasing spate of fake news and cyber bullying in...

Study reveals new way to combat disinformation on social media

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AT a time where social media platforms have evolved into battlegrounds for information integrity, a recent study has identified the mechanisms for disinformation and provided countermeasures to...

Did a boy from Enugu state build hydro-metallic bomb?

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
A photo showing a young boy standing behind a podium has surfaced online with a claim that a boy from Enugu State built a...

Video of people scrambling for bread in Ilorin is not recent

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
THE candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives for Dekina/Bassa Fender Constituency in Nigeria's 2023 general elections, Austin Okai has posted a...

Nigerian police to clamp down on fake news purveyors

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THE Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has asked Nigeria Police Force Cyber Crime Centre (NPF-NCCC) to clamp down on persons spreading fake news...

How to help children deal with misinformation

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AFTER teaching children how to spot fake news, it is important to also know how to help them navigate dealing with misinformation and disinformation...

Tepak launches anti-disinformation centre in Cyprus

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
THE Social Computing Research Centre of the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) has announced the launch of the Anti-Disinformation Centre in Cyprus named Fact-Check...

Meta oversight board member urges actions against fake news on WhatsApp

News Fatimah Quadri -
Helle Thorning-Schmidt, a Meta oversight board member, has urged the tech giant to take further steps to stop the spread of false information on...

Five AI tools used in generating disinformation visuals

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IN a recent report, the World Economic Forum (WEF) listed Artificial Intelligence-generated misinformation as one of the top immediate risk to the global economy...
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