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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...

Limited human resources is hindering fight against misinformation – Report

News Nurudeen Akewushola - May 4, 2023

LACK of enough human resources is affecting the capacities fact-checking organisations to tackle misinformation effectively, a report by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has...

NUJ bemoans increased fake news on social media

News Nurudeen Akewushola - April 27, 2023

THE Nigeria Union of Journalists has expressed concern over the increasing prevalence of false information on social media calling on Nigeria's media to take...

Phishing scam: a misinformation tool threatening cyber security

General Fatimah Quadri - April 23, 2023

In recent times, we've seen various phishing scams play out on multiple online platforms that give way for hackers to get information and play...

How Twitter’s Elon Musk amplifies misinformation – Report

News Nurudeen Akewushola - April 20, 2023

A report by the Agence France-Presse (AFP) has alleged that the Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, Elon Musk, repeatedly used his account to amplify...

Beware of online platforms claiming to be doing fact-checks, fact-checkers warn

News Fatimah Quadri - April 14, 2023

Nigerians have been warned to be wary of several online platforms claiming to be credible fact-checking platforms in the country. Members of the Nigerian Fact-checkers'...

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

News Nurudeen Akewushola - April 14, 2023

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 - February 24, 2023

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

News Fatimah Quadri - February 18, 2023

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

News Faith Abeka - February 15, 2023

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...

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Video of crowd dismantling APC campaign structure in Kaduna is authentic

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Ghanaian police officer’s fire rescue misrepresented as robbery feat