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X, misinformation accounts profit from misleading posts about Israel-Hamas war – Report
A study by NewGuard has revealed that programmatic advertisements for dozens of major brands, governments, educational institutions and non-profits are being displayed in X...
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Omotoso makes false claim as evidence shows Sanwo-Olu paid law firms N200m from state’s coffer
THE Lagos state's commissioner of Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso has claimed that the document which revealed that the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu paid...
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Nigerian government seeks US support to combat misinformation
THE Nigerian Government has urged the United States to support efforts at instituting best practices in the media space, particularly fact-checking mechanisms towards curbing...
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NOA makes false claim about first female First Class Physics graduate in Sokoto university
THE National Orientation Agency (NOA) has claimed that Zainab Abdullahi Bashir is the first female student to graduate with first class honours at the...
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Skit video showing EFCC officials being harassed by military personnel goes viral
A video showing some officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) engaged in a brawl with two men in military uniform has...
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Analysing the influence of gendered disinformation in Nigeria
IN the build-up to the 2023 Lagos State Governorship election, a photo of a lady smoking hookah in the club went viral on social...
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Ahmed Isah’s false claims about HPV vaccine go viral in Nigeria
A claim that the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is dangerous for young girls and intended to depopulate Nigeria is making rounds both online and...
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Fact-checking GRV’s claim on increased price of PMS under Tinubu government
ON November 15, 2023, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Lagos state during the 2023 general election, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, claimed that the...
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How accurate is Obi’s claim on Nigeria’s public debt profile?
PETER Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 general election, has claimed that Nigeria’s debt profile rose from N12.6 trillion in...
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Key Nigerian political figures fact-checked during off-cycle governorship elections in Imo, Kogi, Bayelsa
SOME influential Nigerian politicians shared false information in the build-up, amid and after the just concluded off-cycle elections in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi states held...
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X, misinformation accounts profit from misleading posts about Israel-Hamas war – Report
A study by NewGuard has revealed that programmatic advertisements...
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Omotoso makes false claim as evidence shows Sanwo-Olu paid law firms N200m from state’s coffer
THE Lagos state's commissioner of Information and Strategy, Gbenga...
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Nigerian government seeks US support to combat misinformation
THE Nigerian Government has urged the United States to...
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NOA makes false claim about first female First Class Physics graduate in Sokoto university
THE National Orientation Agency (NOA) has claimed that Zainab...
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Skit video showing EFCC officials being harassed by military personnel goes viral
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X, misinformation accounts profit from misleading posts about Israel-Hamas war – Report
A study by NewGuard has revealed that programmatic advertisements...
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Omotoso makes false claim as evidence shows Sanwo-Olu paid law firms N200m from state’s coffer
THE Lagos state's commissioner of Information and Strategy, Gbenga...
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Nigerian government seeks US support to combat misinformation
THE Nigerian Government has urged the United States to...
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NOA makes false claim about first female First Class Physics graduate in Sokoto university
THE National Orientation Agency (NOA) has claimed that Zainab...
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Skit video showing EFCC officials being harassed by military personnel goes viral
A video showing some officials of the Economic and...