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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

What happens if you “get rid” of fact-checking?

Joel Kaplan, Zuckerberg’s second in command at Meta, has recently said that community notes will launch “elsewhere” in 2026, including the EU. This is the...

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A claim that the Nigerian Army is using old...

Cambodia uncovers 2,810 fake news cases in nine months

CAMBODIA’S Information Ministry says it has uncovered 2,810 cases...

No hidden airport for cocaine smuggling in Argungu, Kebbi State

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Image does NOT show Ribadu meeting with service chiefs after Trump’s military action threat

AN image showing the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu,...

 Video does not show Tinubu’s response to Trump’s military action threat

A video circulating on social media falsely claims to...

No, Nigerian army did not recycle old rescue photos

A claim that the Nigerian Army is using old...

Cambodia uncovers 2,810 fake news cases in nine months

CAMBODIA’S Information Ministry says it has uncovered 2,810 cases...

No hidden airport for cocaine smuggling in Argungu, Kebbi State

A claim that a hidden airport was built in...