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AI assisted Ponzi schemes: How Meta, YouTube’s regulatory lapses enable scammers smile to banks

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Artificial intelligence has become the latest bait in a growing wave of Ponzi schemes targeting Nigerians. In this investigation, The ICIR’s Nurudeen Akewushola uncovers...

Meta’s moderation gap: how AI misinformation from Africa goes unchecked

Insights Fatimah Quadri -
When Olayinka*, a fact-checker, was scanning Facebook for health-related misinformation, he noticed something odd. Two different wellness brands, Eco Puzzling and Laut Product, were...

Top AI chatbots can be easily manipulated to spread health disinformation – Report

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A new international study has shown that it is easy to manipulate widely-used AI chatbots to deliver false and potentially harmful health information. In the...

How Facebook Ads fuel phishing scams in Nigeria

Insights Abdullahi Muritala -
In recent years, Facebook, owned by Meta Platforms Inc, has evolved into a powerful advertising platform, allowing businesses and individuals to reach millions of...

Navigating information space: experts debate the role of community notes in fact-checking

News Fatimah Quadri -
AS misinformation and disinformation continue to shape public discourse, experts on Friday gathered to discuss the role of community notes in combating false information. Hosted...

How to verify social media profiles, pages

Tutorials Fatimah Quadri -
FAKE social media pages pose a serious threat to all users as some impersonate individuals, businesses, and organizations to spread scams, misinformation, and identity...

OPINION: The case for facts

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Verifiable evidence remains journalism’s foundation, despite mounting attacks on the press, WRITES Angie Drobnic Holan. Picture a world where evidence doesn’t matter, where the loudest...

Meta’s policy shifts raise questions on online safety, misinformation – Report

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A new report by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) has warned that the impact of Meta's policy changes could be significant, with as...

Meta to test ‘Community Notes’ using algorithms from X

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META has announced plans to test its new 'Community Notes' feature across its social media platforms on March 18, 2025 as it shifts away...

How Meta’s policy change may boost fake death hoaxes on Facebook

Insights Abdullahi Muritala -
AMIDST increasing efforts by fact-checking organizations globally to empower the public with information resilience skills, hoaxes, particularly those of celebrity death, continue to spread...
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