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Video of people scrambling for bread in Ilorin is not recent

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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

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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

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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

Insights Fatimah Quadri -
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...

Cholera misinformation killed 23 in Mozambique – Police

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THE Mozambican Police have confirmed the death of at least 23 people due to a wave of misinformation about cholera disease in the country. According...

Kwara govt takes measures to address fake news, rumour peddling

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THE Kwara State government has revealed plans to introduce additional measures aimed at combating the spread of fake news and baseless rumours among its...

Partisan biases increase vulnerability to fake news – Study

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A study published on Frontiers in Psychology has shown that while news media literacy helps individuals recognize and doubt news from unfamiliar sources, strong...

Ghana to implement action plan against misinformation in 2024

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STAKEHOLDERS in Ghana's media sector have deliberated on a comprehensive National Action Plan to tackle the rising challenge of misinformation and disinformation in the...
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