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Poynter launches Teen Fact-Checking Network in Spain

News Blessing Amala Muonwe -
THE Poynter Institute has launched the Teen Fact-Checking Network (TFCN) to protect teenagers from falling for online misinformation in Spain. The innovative programme led by...

Disinformation: How social media users launder suspended Nigerian minister Betta Edu’s image on X

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola -
IF you were active on X in January 2024, you must have noticed that the word “Dr Betta Edu” trended for days on the...

How to help children deal with misinformation

Insights Fatimah Quadri -
AFTER teaching children how to spot fake news, it is important to also know how to help them navigate dealing with misinformation and disinformation...

Media Matters for Democracy launches fact-checking tool ‘Facter’ for newsrooms

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
MEDIA Matters for Democracy (MMfD) has launched a collaborative fact-checking tool, ‘Facter’, designed to counter misinformation and support newsrooms in delivering accurate information. The tool...

X lifts ban on Taylor Swift searches following viral fake explicit images

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
The social media platform X has lifted the ban on searches for Taylor Swift after blocking users from searching for her following the widespread...

How information disorder heightens tension, confuses public during crisis

Insights Fatimah Quadri -
MINUTES after Maryam Awwal heard a resounding explosion while seated at her residence located in Ikolaba Estate along New Bodija area in Ibadan, Oyo...

Tepak launches anti-disinformation centre in Cyprus

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
THE Social Computing Research Centre of the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) has announced the launch of the Anti-Disinformation Centre in Cyprus named Fact-Check...

Germany uncovers pro-Russia disinformation campaign on X – Report

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
DIGITAL forensic experts in Germany have uncovered a vast, pro-Russia disinformation campaign against the government using thousands of fake accounts on X. The revelations come...

TikTok announces measures to combat misinformation, hate speech ahead of Pakistan elections

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
TikTok has announced measures to combat misinformation, violence and hate speech to uphold election integrity in Pakistan as the South Asian country heads to...

Image used to depict Maitama explosion on X has been online since 2014

General Fatimah Quadri -
A claim that a bomb blast had occurred in Maitama, a highbrow district in Nigeria's capital city, Abuja has been circulating online, particularly on...
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No, security operatives did not arrest pastor for supplying logistics to bandits in Oyo

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No, Justice Haruna Tsammani did not go blind after eye surgery in London

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A POST circulating on social media claims that Justice...
General

Daily Trust’s infographic on Nigeria’s top 20 universities is misleading

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A VIRAL infographic shared by Daily Trust claims to...
Climate Change

No, video does not show recent flood disaster in Lagos

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A VIDEO circulating on social media claims to show...
Politics

Viral video does not show Ogun deputy governor, commissioners prostrating for Dapo Abiodun

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A VIDEO circulating on social media claims to show...
Security

No, security operatives did not arrest pastor for supplying logistics to bandits in Oyo

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A POST circulating on Facebook claims that security forces...