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Misinformation, disinformation could mar Nigeria’s 2023 elections, CDD warns

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THE Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has said the proliferation of electoral disinformation, misinformation and weaponisation of fake news, pose threat to the...

FACTSHEET: What you need to know about Nigeria’s pivotal 2023 general elections

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By Allwell Okpi and Oluseyi Awojulugbe.   Official campaigns for Nigeria’s 2023 general elections – expected to be among the most important in its recent democratic...

TikTok updates policies following alleged misinformation

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THE popular video-sharing app, TikTok, has announced additional policies after a report indicted its platform of exposing its users to misinformation. Blake Chandlee, president of...

Effective measures required to curb spread of disinformation, misinformation via text message

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THERE are more conversations about how to combat election disinformation and misinformation on social media, but there seems not to be a comparable effort...

Did US-funded Biolabs in Nigeria lead to monkeypox outbreak?

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The media space, especially social media platforms, has been inundated with claims that the current spread of monkeypox was linked to at least four...

2023 elections: Media houses urged to embrace fact-checking

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NIGERIAN media houses have been urged to establish fact-checking desks in their newsrooms and incorporate fact-checking processes in their journalism practice in order tackle...

Panellists at fact-checkers conference task Facebook, Twitter to halt fake news

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By Harrison Edeh PANELLISTS at the Nigerian Fact-checkers Coalition Conference in Abuja on Tuesday asked social media companies, including Twitter and Facebook to take more...

Misinformation: US, Nigeria face similar problems – Diplomat

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By Sinafi Omanga THE United States (US) has said the problem of misinformation during electioneering campaigns that Nigeria is facing ahead of the nation's 2023...

ICIR, Mac-Arthur raise concerns over state-sponsored misinformation in Nigeria

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By Harrison Edeh AHEAD of Nigeria's 2023 general elections, the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (The ICIR) and Mac-Arthur Foundation have raised concerns over state-sponsored...

Study says pre-bunking effective in tackling misinformation

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A study released recently says pre-bunking is an effective technique against the spread of online disinformation and misinformation. The study, published by Science Advances and...
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