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Nigerian government seeks US support to combat misinformation

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THE Nigerian Government has urged the United States to support efforts at instituting best practices in the media space, particularly fact-checking mechanisms towards curbing...

Musk explains how X corrects inaccurate posts with community notes

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Elon Musk, the Chief Executive Officer of X (formerly Twitter), has said the platform introduced "Community Notes" to achieve a consensus-driven and non-censoring approach...

Nov 11 polls : INEC warns against election-related misinformation

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AHEAD of the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo States, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again expressed concern over...

EU warns Elon Musk over ‘disinformation’ on X about Israel – Hamas conflict

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THE European Union (EU) has warned Elon Musk over alleged disinformation about the Hamas attacks on Israel, including fake news and “repurposed old images”,...

AI voice technology used to create misleading videos on TikTok – Report

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A new report by NewsGuard has revealed that a network of 17 TikTok accounts is exploiting hyper-realistic AI voice technology to disseminate conspiracy content...

EU decries increased disinformation posts on X

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THE European Union (EU) Commission has declared X (formerly Twitter), the social media platform with the largest ratio of misinformation and disinformation posts. The Commission’s...

Elon Musk’s policy change fuels engagement of unchecked propaganda on X – Report

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ELON Musk's policy change on X on state-affiliated labels has led to a significant increase in engagement for Russian, Chinese, and Iranian state-run media...

Study exposes gaps in Meta’s policies against COVID-19 misinformation

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A new research published on Science Advances has revealed that the COVID-19 vaccine misinformation policies of Facebook owned by Meta were not effective in reducing...

How content creators use AI to misinform young children on YouTube – Report

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YOUTUBE channels are using Artificial Intelligence to create misleading "scientific" videos that are recommended to children as educational content, an investigation by the BBC's...

“We can’t do this alone”: Nigerian fact-checkers teamed up to debunk politicians’ false claims at this year’s election

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Misinformation played a key role earlier this year during Nigeria’s 2023 general elections. The election cycle, held between February and March, ended with the...
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