NIGERIAN media houses have been urged to establish fact-checking desks in their newsrooms and incorporate fact-checking processes in their journalism practice in order tackle the menace of misinformation ahead of the forthcoming 2023 general elections. The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal …
By Harrison Edeh PANELLISTS at the Nigerian Fact-checkers Coalition Conference in Abuja on Tuesday asked social media companies, including Twitter and Facebook to take more steps in halting the spread of fake news. They expressed concern that fake new is …
By Sinafi Omanga THE United States (US) has said the problem of misinformation during electioneering campaigns that Nigeria is facing ahead of the nation’s 2023 general elections is not peculiar to the country. Speaking at the election disinformation conference organised …
By Harrison Edeh AHEAD of Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (The ICIR) and Mac-Arthur Foundation have raised concerns over state-sponsored misinformation in the country. ICIR’s Executive Director, Dayo Aiyetan, who spoke at the Nigerian Fact-checkers …
Dear Nigerian politician, The election season is here, and the narratives are building up around candidates, political parties, and issues. As a result, the media, especially social media, is awash with loads of information aimed at pushing one political agenda …
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