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Pre-election checks ahead of Saturday’s Ondo 2024 guber poll

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By Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition. VOTERS in Ondo State go to the poll tomorrow to elect their governor amidst surge in information ecosystem about the state's...

Nigerian Fact-checkers’ Coalition vows to tackle misinformation during Ondo 2024 election

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The Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition (NFC) has opened its Election Situation Rooms to monitor and tackle misinformation and disinformation in Saturday's Ondo State Governorship Election. A...

Navigating misinformation in the 2024 US election: What voters need to know

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THE 2024 US presidential election billed for Tuesday, November 5 will determine the country’s leadership and set the course of policy and governance for...

Old photo of Igbo monarch arrested over kidnapping in Imo State resurfaces online

Security Nurudeen Akewushola -
AN image purportedly showing a monarch from Nigeria's Southeastern region who was arrested by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) over kidnapping has resurfaced online. An...

Old video of arrested fake drugs manufacturer resurfaces online

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A video showing a news broadcast about the raid of a fake drug factory has surfaced online with a claim that it shows a...

Africa Center trains fact-checkers, journalists on countering disinformation campaigns

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Critical stakeholders in Nigeria's information systems have been charged to come together to curb the surge of disinformation in the country. Dr. Mark Duerksen, the...

How waving of Russian flags at ‘hunger’ protest signals growing influence operations in Nigeria

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola -
The August 'End Bad Governance' protest in Nigeria took a new turn on its third day when some Nigerian demonstrators, particularly in the northern...

Video does not show recent gunmen attack in Nigeria’s Southeast

Security Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video showing vehicles engulfed by fire has resurfaced online with a claim that it shows vehicles conveying Nigerian policemen being set ablaze recently...

Did Zamfara Government allocate over N1 billion to bandits, media houses?

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A memo insinuating that the Zamfara State Sovernment had released a sum of N1.3 billion to some bandits’ kingpins for dialogue in the state...

Lauretta Onochie shares false image of Nigerian woman arrested for hate speech on TikTok

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A former Presidential aide, Lauretta Onochie, has posted a photo showing a woman arrested by Police with a claim that it shows Canada-based Nigerian...
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