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Partisan biases increase vulnerability to fake news – Study

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola - January 5, 2024

A study published on Frontiers in Psychology has shown that while news media literacy helps individuals recognize and doubt news from unfamiliar sources, strong...

Claim that banks are seizing funds of unregistered community accounts is MISLEADING!

Government Policy Fatimah Quadri - December 25, 2023

A claim that commercial banks are deducting monies from unregistered community savings accounts is circulating on social media, particularly on WhatsApp. The claim was made...

How search engines are amplifying misinformation – Study

News Fatimah Quadri - December 22, 2023

A new study published by Nature has highlighted how search engines play a key role in the amplification and belief of misinformation while seeking...

Nigeria to partner UNESCO to tackle fake news in rural areas

News Nurudeen Akewushola - December 20, 2023

NIGERIA's minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris Malagi, has said the nation will partner the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization...

2023 in Review: Major fake news that clouded Nigeria’s media space

Insights Fatimah Quadri - December 17, 2023

MAJOR events like the 2023 general elections had their fair share of misinformation and disinformation that contributed to the malaise in Nigeria's media space. ...

False claim about death of Sierra Leone’s former Works minister, Ibrahim Kemoh Sesay circulates online

General Opeyemi Kehinde - December 15, 2023

A claim that a former minister of Works in Sierra Leone, Alhaji Ibrahim Kemoh Sesay, had died has been circulating online. The claim retrieved from...

FactCheck247 trains Kwara community on fighting misinformation

News Nurudeen Akewushola - December 10, 2023

FACTCHECK247, a fact-checking platform in Nigeria, has sensitized members of a Kwara community on the danger of information disorder and the need for a...

2024: Experts berate Nigerian govt for budgeting N24.5 million to tackle fake news

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola - December 10, 2023

Experts in the information ecosystem have criticized the Nigerian Government's N24.5 million budget proposal to tackle fake news in 2024, despite its acknowledged threat...

Stakeholders urge media organisations to uphold ethical reporting to combat misinformation, hate speech

News Fatimah Quadri - December 7, 2023

Stakeholders in the Nigerian information space have urged media organisations to play crucial role in countering misinformation and hate speech by upholding ethical standards...

Over 50% of Britons have troubles identifying AI-generated news

News Fatimah Quadri - December 6, 2023

A recent Netskope study has shown that up to half of Britons find it difficult to differentiate AI-fabricated news items and websites, despite prior...

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

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

No, video does not show recent flood disaster in Lagos

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

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