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How Meta’s policy change may boost fake death hoaxes on Facebook

Insights Abdullahi Muritala - March 6, 2025

AMIDST increasing efforts by fact-checking organizations globally to empower the public with information resilience skills, hoaxes, particularly those of celebrity death, continue to spread...

Experts call for restructuring of social media algorithms to prioritize users well-being

News Nurudeen Akewushola - March 6, 2025

A new report from the Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) in the United States has called for a fundamental shift in how social media and online...

Old image of kidnappers’ den busted in 2021 resurfaces online

Security Nurudeen Akewushola - January 29, 2025

AN X user, @BolanleCole, has posted an image showing a shady room alongside a claim that it shows a kidnappers' den meant for money...

Davos 2025: Advertisers urged to combat disinformation on social media platforms

News Fatimah Quadri - January 28, 2025

ADVERTISERS have been urged to use their financial influence to combat the growing threat of disinformation on social media platforms. This call was made by...

Top misinformation that dominated the media in 2024

Insights Fatimah Quadri - December 4, 2024

IN recent months, Nigeria's social media space has experienced a significant increase in disinformation and misinformation trends, sometimes leading to widespread public confusion and...

No! Court did not order VeryDarkMan to pay N500m fine over defamation

General Nurudeen Akewushola - October 17, 2024

ON October 15, 2024, many Nigerian media platforms reported that the Lagos State High Court has imposed a fine of N500 million on social...

X suspends over 5m accounts in 6 months for violating its rules

News Nurudeen Akewushola - October 3, 2024

A total of about 5.3 million X accounts were suspended in the first half of 2024 for violating its rules, the social media platform...

Viral photos do not show recent arrest of ritual suspects in Ondo State

Security Nurudeen Akewushola - September 9, 2024

AN X user, Harry (@chiditweets042), has posted two photos: one showing two people in front of a plastic bowl, and another showing bowls containing...

Legal battle shuts down X in Brazil: Key points behind the controversy

Insights FactCheckHub - September 1, 2024

By Gabriela Soares and Maiquel Rosauro, Rio de Janeiro. On Friday, August 30th, Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the nationwide suspension of...

Social media: How fake news fuels Nigeria’s farmers-herders conflict

Insights Olayinka Shehu - July 13, 2024

Syvaniah Ezekiel had no idea what her life would turn into when she woke up on December 24, 2023. She was completely unaware that...

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