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False quote attributed to T.Y. Danjuma circulates online

General Fatimah Quadri -
A claim attributing a statement to Theophilus Danjuma (T.Y. Danjuma) praising the Igbo tribe as “fearless seekers of truth” and calling them “the backbone...

False claim on presidential aircraft attributed to Akpabio circulates online

General Fatimah Quadri -
A verified X user, @Frankekechukwu, has claimed that the Nigerian Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, made a public statement regarding the purchase of two new...

2023 election: How false attributions on social media contribute to misinformation

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola -
As part of their strategy to undermine Nigeria's 2023 general elections, fake news merchants are now attributing unfounded statements to public figures to dissuade...

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Dino Melaye uses AI-generated images to depict burial of late General Rabe Abubakar

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A former federal lawmaker who represented Kogi West Senatorial...
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Fact-checking Tinubu’s Democracy Day speech

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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu delivered a nationwide broadcast on Friday,...
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Video from Mali used to depict attack on Oyo community

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AN X account, @SM_Cee, posted a video showing vehicles...
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Video does not show Oyo Amotekun deployed over school abduction

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A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to...
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How false claims, recycled videos clouded Oyo school abduction

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WHEN gunmen stormed communities along the Ahoro-Esiele/Yawota axis of...

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ArtificialIntelligence

Dino Melaye uses AI-generated images to depict burial of late General Rabe Abubakar

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A former federal lawmaker who represented Kogi West Senatorial...
Politics

Fact-checking Tinubu’s Democracy Day speech

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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu delivered a nationwide broadcast on Friday,...
Security

Video from Mali used to depict attack on Oyo community

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AN X account, @SM_Cee, posted a video showing vehicles...
Security

Video does not show Oyo Amotekun deployed over school abduction

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A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to...
Insights

How false claims, recycled videos clouded Oyo school abduction

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WHEN gunmen stormed communities along the Ahoro-Esiele/Yawota axis of...