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Global Fact-Check Chatbot launched to fight disinformation worldwide

News Fatimah Quadri -
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: IFCN urges action as AI, funding gaps threaten fact-checking

News Fatimah Quadri -
THE director of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), Angie Drobnic Holan, has called on fact-checkers globally to remain united, innovative, and resilient amidst growing...

No! BlackBerry has not launched a new phone

Business Fatimah Quadri -
AN X user, @fonyokapondoka, has claimed that Blackberry has made a comeback with a new phone model. He posted an image that shows a gray...

Fact-checking claims about companies that have exited Nigeria under Tinubu presidency

Business Nurudeen Akewushola -
AN X user, @Irunnia_ has listed eight companies that have allegedly left Nigeria since Bola Ahmed Tinubu became Nigeria's president in May 2023. Nigeria has...

Despite deepfake concerns, Olympics 2024 to embrace AI

News Fatimah Quadri -
As part of an initiative spearheaded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to use artificial intelligence (AI) technology, the games' broadcaster is using these...

OpenAI sets to introduce tools to counter election disinformation globally

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
ChatGPT creator, OpenAI, has announced plans to launch tools to fight disinformation and ban the use of its technology for political campaigns ahead of...

FactsMatterNG offers in-person workshop to combat misinformation

News Faith Abeka -
FactsMatterNG - a member of the Nigerian Fact-Checkers' Coalition - is offering an in-person workshop to empower participants with tools and knowledge needed to...

TikTok updates policies following alleged misinformation

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
THE popular video-sharing app, TikTok, has announced additional policies after a report indicted its platform of exposing its users to misinformation. Blake Chandlee, president of...

Information management central to tackling misinformation – Gbajabiamila

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THE SPEAKER of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has stated that bad actors are banking on emerging technology and new media to manipulate...

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Viral sponsored post falsely claims Buhari endorsed fraudulent trading platform

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TikTok commits $200,000 to AI media literacy in sub-Saharan Africa amid deepfake concerns

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TIKTOK has announced a $200,000 investment to promote artificial...
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No, Dangote Refinery not up for $30bn sale

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Online image of El-Rufai with ‘wiretapping device’ AI generated

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No, Seyi Tinubu didn’t donate mats to bury victims of terrorist attacks in north

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Viral sponsored post falsely claims Buhari endorsed fraudulent trading platform

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A viral sponsored post and article circulating on social...
ArtificialIntelligence

TikTok commits $200,000 to AI media literacy in sub-Saharan Africa amid deepfake concerns

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TIKTOK has announced a $200,000 investment to promote artificial...
Business

No, Dangote Refinery not up for $30bn sale

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A viral post circulating on social media platforms claims...
ArtificialIntelligence

Online image of El-Rufai with ‘wiretapping device’ AI generated

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AN image purportedly showing former Kaduna State governor, Nasir...
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No, Seyi Tinubu didn’t donate mats to bury victims of terrorist attacks in north

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A viral post circulating on social media platforms claims...