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8 ways to identify AI-generated images online

Tutorials Nurudeen Akewushola - July 23, 2023

In March 2023, a claim that the former U.S. president, Donald Trump, had been arrested surfaced online. The images shared alongside the claim show...

Myths, disinformation threaten immunisation in Nigeria – UNICEF

News Nurudeen Akewushola - July 20, 2023

THE United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has identified disinformation, misinformation, myths and rumours as parts of the major factors responsible for poor immunisation uptake...

Fact-checkers, journalists urged to curb misinformation to safeguard democracy in Africa

News Fatimah Quadri - July 14, 2023

Fact-checkers and journalists in Africa have been urged to utilize their verification skills to ensure free flow of factual information in public so as...

Five quick tips to identify fake news shared on social media

Tutorials Fatimah Quadri - July 10, 2023

It's no longer news that online users are faced with the perennial problem of fake news as they surf the internet or navigate various...

Fact-checkers, researchers urged to balance reportage to combat fake news effectively

News Fatimah Quadri - July 6, 2023

FACT-CHECKERS have called on academic researchers to put more efforts in making their output relevant to disinformation experts. Academic researchers on the other hand have...

More Nigerian media outlets are embracing digital publication — Report

News Nurudeen Akewushola - June 26, 2023

TRADITIONAL media outlets in Nigeria are embracing new digital formats and channels, as more people gain access to the internet, a 2023 Digital News...

Fact-checking not enough amidst disinformation and influence operations – Experts

News Fatimah Quadri - May 29, 2023

SOME experts have charged fact-checkers to develop more alternatives such as media literacy, engaging in offline or non-technological methods and collaborating with traditional media...

FactsMatterNG offers in-person workshop to combat misinformation

News Faith Abeka - May 25, 2023

FactsMatterNG - a member of the Nigerian Fact-Checkers' Coalition - is offering an in-person workshop to empower participants with tools and knowledge needed to...

Charly Boy shares fake chart about Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election result

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola - May 20, 2023

ON May 17, 2023, a Nigerian music artiste, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, shared a chart with a claim that it shows the percentages of votes...

Good governance: Critical thinking skill necessary to combat misinformation

News Fatimah Quadri - May 15, 2023

STAKEHOLDERS in the media sector have been charged to refrain from partisan dissemination of information while citizens were urged to imbibe critical thinking in...

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

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