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Experts call for increased media literacy, collaborations to tackle fake news

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EXPERTS drawn from the legal and media industry have called for increased media literacy and awareness for citizens including the implementation of a comprehensive...

ICIR, FactCheckHub unveil trivia game to curb political misinformation

News Faith Abeka -
The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) in collaboration with the FactCheckHub has launched an online trivia game to checkmate the spread of misinformation...

How job cuts by major social media companies is affecting global fight against misinformation, disinformation

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JOB cuts by major social media companies is affecting many teams saddled with the task of curbing misinformation and disinformation on those social platforms. It...

2023: Nigerian fact-checkers deploy Full Fact’s AI tools to combat election-related misinformation

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FULL Fact, a UK-based fact-checking organisation, has partnered with the Nigerian Fact-checkers Coalition (NFC) to promote credibility of information available in public space during...

How Charly Boy spreads disinformation to promote Peter Obi’s candidacy

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola -
NIGERIAN music artiste, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa also known as Charly Boy, is fond of using manipulated videos and photos to promote the presidential bid...

INEC seeks Meta’s collaboration to tackle election disinformation

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola -
NIGERIA's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is in talks with the management of Meta (Facebook parent company) to combat the menace of election disinformation...

#NigeriaDecides2023: 10 disinformation trends in election season

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By Allwell Okpi   Nigeria’s 2023 elections are only weeks away. Voters are set to pick a president and members of the national assembly on 25...

2023 polls: Seven ways to avoid election misinformation

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola -
THE impact of information disorder has begun to play out in the build-up to Nigeria's general election, holding in February and March this year....

Fake circular on Nigeria Immigration Service staff replacement circulates on WhatsApp

Government Policy Raji Olatunji -
A press release attributed to the Civil Defense, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has claimed that the application for the Nigeria Immigration...

2023 polls: CDD unveils ‘war room’ to tackle political misinformation

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
THE Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has unveiled an election war room to tackle misinformation and fish out its purveyors ahead of Nigeria's...
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