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2024 Edo Election: ‘Fake news’ trends ahead of Saturday’s poll (LIVE-CHECK)

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By Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition. Ahead of Saturday's Edo State Governorship Election, the coalition's preliminary analysis has shown a growing trend of misinformation and disinformation online...

Nigerian Fact-Checkers’ Coalition launches situation rooms for Edo election, warns against misinformation

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THE Nigerian Fact-Checkers’ Coalition (NFC) has launched Election Situation Rooms in Abuja and Lagos to monitor and combat misinformation and disinformation ahead of the...

FactsMatterNG, 38 others get Google/YouTube grant from IFCN

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FactsMatterNG, a Nigerian digital-driven organisation that supports fact-checking amplification across social media platforms, is among the 39 organisations from 34 countries that receive a...

Typological analysis of fact-checking by the Nigerian Fact-checkers’ Coalition during Nigeria’s 2023 general election

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Introduction Nigeria’s 2023 general election have come and gone with sprinkles of victory, controversies, and, expectedly, the circulation of false information. The elections, which produced...

Good governance: Critical thinking skill necessary to combat misinformation

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

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

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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'...

2023: Nigerian fact-checkers deploy Full Fact’s AI tools to combat election-related misinformation

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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...

False Claim on Tinubu attributed to the Nigerian Fact-Checkers Coalition

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THE attention of the Nigerian Fact-Checkers Coalition (NFC) has been drawn to a disturbing false claim attributed to our team of fact-checkers. The bogus fact-check...

Fact-checking Obi’s claims at ‘The Candidates’ presidential town hall series

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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Monday, November 21, 2022 made several claims on the situation of the country and...

Fact-checking Kwankwaso’s claims at ‘The Candidates’ presidential town hall series

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AHEAD of Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Saturday made several claims...
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No, Justice Haruna Tsammani did not go blind after eye surgery in London

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