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Old video of Kano incident used to depict ‘hunger’ protest in Abuja

General Nurudeen Akewushola - July 31, 2024

AN X user, @teejayy__x has posted a video of some youths protesting on a street, claiming that it shows an ongoing protest in Abuja on...

Coordinated disinformation networks flooded social media before EU elections – Report

News Nurudeen Akewushola - July 18, 2024

Dutch researchers have revealed that coordinated networks of accounts spreading disinformation flooded social media in France, Germany and Italy before the elections to the...

Social media: How fake news fuels Nigeria’s farmers-herders conflict

Insights Olayinka Shehu - July 13, 2024

Syvaniah Ezekiel had no idea what her life would turn into when she woke up on December 24, 2023. She was completely unaware that...

41 accounts use AI to mass-produce political misinformation on TikTok – Report

News Nurudeen Akewushola - July 13, 2024

A new report by NewsGuard has uncovered how 41 TikTok accounts are using AI-generated narration to disseminate political misinformation at scale. The platform described it...

Video does not show flooding in Austria

General Nurudeen Akewushola - July 10, 2024

RESIDENTS of Lagos State recently experienced heavy floods following the torrential rain that left many families homeless for days. The development sparked criticisms from the...

Hauwa Allahbura makes false claim about Ogun State’s 2024 budget

Economy Nurudeen Akewushola - July 6, 2024

THE Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, trended on X this week as many Nigerian netizens called him out over the poor quality of...

Viral image does not show longest bridge in Abia

General Fatimah Quadri - July 4, 2024

A Facebook user, Peter Terlumun Impedance, has posted an image with a claim that it is the longest bridge in Abia state and also attributed...

Fact-checking essential to free speech, not censorship – IFCN

News Fatimah Quadri - June 26, 2024

Fact-checkers from across the world have called on the public to support the fact-checking community globally as they face increasing hostility, including online threats,...

Again, Okonjo-Iweala debunks viral post on Nigeria’s debt profile attributed to her

News Fatimah Quadri - June 24, 2024

THE Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has debunked a viral quote attributed to her regarding Nigeria's debt profile and fuel subsidy removal. She...

How ICIR-led fact-checking clubs in Nigerian universities are taking media literacy campaigns to grassroots

News Fatimah Quadri - May 18, 2024

In an era where misinformation spreads like wildfire, the Countering Misinformation and Promoting Media Literacy (CMPML) project of the International Centre for Investigative Reporting...

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