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How emotion drives misinformation online

Insights Fatimah Quadri -
ACROSS the digital spaces, from WhatsApp closed groups to Facebook pages, false content often spreads not because it looks believable, but because it feels...

Video showing U.S military announcing takeover of Nigerian army is AI-generated

General Fatimah Quadri -
A video purportedly showing a United States military officer announcing that the U.S. military would “take over” the Nigerian Army to help end terrorism...

Old image of armed suspect falsely shared as recent RRS arrest in Lagos

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
AN image showing a suspect with three locally made pistols has resurfaced online with a claim that it shows an Igbo man recently arrested...

Roundcheck’s festival showcases poetry as tool for media Literacy

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
Roundcheck, a youth-led fact-checking organisation hosted the maiden edition of Truth in Verse, a poetry festival designed to promote Media and Information Literacy (MIL)...

Viral video of wedding shooting in Chad falsely linked to Nigerian bandits

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video circulating on social media claims to show a bandit leader in Nigeria being accidentally shot by his colleague during his wedding celebration. The...

Viral images do not show recently kidnapped Kebbi schoolgirls

General Fatimah Quadri -
An X user @Ishaqsamaila5, posted two images showing school students in captivity with bandits claiming it showed students abducted in Government Girls Comprehensive Senior...

No, Image does NOT show Christians taking up arms after Kwara Church attack

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
AN image showing a man holding an AK-47 rifle and a Bible beside a woman has surfaced online with a claim that Christians are...

Video does NOT show Islamic extremist removing Christmas banner

General Fatimah Quadri -
A claim that a video shows Islamic extremists destroying a Merry Christmas banner in Kwara state is circulating on the internet. The video which was...

Tinubu’s quote misrepresented as reaction to Wike-Yerima confrontation

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
A quote attributed to President Bola Tinubu has been misrepresented online to suggest that it reflects the presidency’s position on the recent clash between...

Video of Tinubu praising Wike not related to FCT Minister–Naval officer clash

Politics Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video circulating on social media claims to show President Bola Tinubu responding to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike’s recent clash with a Nigerian Navy...
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