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2024 OCCRP report naming Tinubu among most corrupt leaders resurfaces online

General Nurudeen Akewushola - July 3, 2025

A 2024 report by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), which listed the Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as one of the...

Global Fact-Check Chatbot launched to fight disinformation worldwide

News Fatimah Quadri - June 27, 2025

OVER 60 fact-checking organisations, including FactCheckHub, have launched the Global Fact‑Check Chatbot (GFC), an artificial intelligence-powered tool aimed at delivering fast, verified fact-checks in...

GlobalFact12: Brazilian leaders reject ‘censorship’ tag, urge action against online misinformation

News Fatimah Quadri - June 26, 2025

TOP Brazilian judicial and legal officials have insisted that regulating misinformation on digital platforms should not be seen as an attack on freedom of...

No, Shettima has not moved out of official residence over secret CCTV installation

Politics Nurudeen Akewushola - June 20, 2025

A claim has circulated online that Nigeria's Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has moved out of his official residence to his private residence after allegedly...

No, Obasa did not say Lagosians must vote for APC candidate even if he’s a criminal

Politics Nurudeen Akewushola - June 17, 2025

AN X user, @omoelerinjare, has posted a video claiming that the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, said Lagosians have to...

Disinformation, misinformation top list of challenges facing journalists in 2025

News Nurudeen Akewushola - June 11, 2025

MORE than a third of journalists identified disinformation and misinformation as the most serious issues affecting journalism today, according to Muck Rack’s newly released...

Old report of deceased police deputy commissioner resurfaces online

General Nurudeen Akewushola - June 5, 2025

A Facebook account, Peter Obi for President PFP, has claimed that a Deputy Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Guri, died inside his office in Abuja...

False claim about man arrested for selling vultures in Abuja goes viral

General Fatimah Quadri - June 4, 2025

A claim that a man selling vultures allegedly as chickens for consumption in Abuja has been arrested. The claim, which surfaced online on June 2,...

How to protect yourself from AI voice cloning scams, audio deepfakes – Experts

Tutorials Abdullahi Muritala - May 29, 2025

The terrifying reality of a growing scam where fraudsters now use AI-generated voice clones to impersonate relatives and extort money from unsuspecting victims is...

Two years on: Tinubu administration continues to reel out misleading information

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola - May 28, 2025

SINCE taking office on May 29, 2023, the Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his media team have frequently come under scrutiny for spreading...

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