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41 accounts use AI to mass-produce political misinformation on TikTok – Report

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A new report by NewsGuard has uncovered how 41 TikTok accounts are using AI-generated narration to disseminate political misinformation at scale. The platform described it...

How Russia runs disinformation campaign against Zelensky – Report

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A recent Washington Post report based on Kremlin documents has unraveled how Russian President Vladimir Putin’s administration used a group of Russian political strategists...

Did US-funded Biolabs in Nigeria lead to monkeypox outbreak?

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The media space, especially social media platforms, has been inundated with claims that the current spread of monkeypox was linked to at least four...

How war in Ukraine breeds propaganda and disinformation ― Report

News Niyi Oyedeji -
FOLLOWING the Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a report detailing how fictional narratives about Ukraine were created by pro-Kremlin media has been released. The report was...

Ukraine crisis: How Yandex suppresses information for Russian internet users — Report

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A report by the Digital Forensics Research Lab (DFRLab) has accused Yandex of succumbing to Russia's domestic regulations by suppressing Ukraine war information for...

Google sets to invest $10 million to fight misinformation

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GOOGLE has announced plans to  roll out new features that enhance access to trusted information as well as invest $10 million to address the...

Amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, global fact-checkers unite to battle disinformation

News Niyi Oyedeji -
WHEN Russia invaded Ukraine last week, several disinformations were in circulation which prompted the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) to swing into action. The IFCN is...

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Ghanaian police officer’s fire rescue misrepresented as robbery feat

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Economy

Manipulated video falsely shows Peter Obi miscalculating Ghana’s health budget

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A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show...
Business

EXPLAINER: What 2027 electricity subsidy phase-out means for Nigerians

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Nigeria’s electricity sector is heading for another major policy...
ArtificialIntelligence

No, Sheikh Gumi did not threaten to ‘turn Nigeria upside down’ over banditry

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A VIRAL video circulating on social media depicts Islamic...
General

Ghanaian police officer’s fire rescue misrepresented as robbery feat

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A VIRAL post circulating on social media claims that...
Health

EXPLAINER: What you need to know about noma in Nigeria

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NEW research has mapped noma hotspots across northern Nigeria,...