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Entries open for 2025 African Fact-Checking Awards

News Abdullahi Muritala -
The 2025 African Fact-Checking Awards, the continent’s longest-running celebration of fact-checking journalism, is now open to journalists, student journalists, and professional fact-checkers. Now in its...

How to use Google Fact Check Explorer for crosschecking information

Tutorials Abdullahi Muritala -
Google Fact Check Explorer is a simple tool that allows online users to verify information by providing fact-checked content from trusted sources especially credible...

Armour for the digital age: Three easy tools to help you verify information in 2025

Tutorials FactCheckHub -
By Kirsten Cosser If 2024 is remembered as the year of elections, 2025 may be the year of the aftermath. Misinformation thrives in times of...

Online tools to identify and counter misinformation on the internet

Tutorials Fatimah Quadri -
IN an era where misinformation proliferates online, the need for effective tools to identify and counter false information has become increasingly urgent. From fact-checking platforms...

Nine open source tools for analysing satellite images

Tutorials Nurudeen Akewushola -
SATELLITE imagery has become an invaluable resource for journalists, providing verifiable proof of events, especially in regions where access is limited due to censorship...

Misinformation: YouTube begins verification of videos by UK health workers

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
YOUTUBE has launched a verification system for United Kingdom-based doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to curb the spread of misinformation and fake medical...

FactCheckHub set to host masterclass to commemorate 1st anniversary

General Niyi Oyedeji -
IN commemoration of its one year anniversary, The FactCheckHub is set to host a verification masterclass. The matersclass titled, "How to identify and debunk misinformation,”...

How to verify visuals using frames

Tutorials Olugbenga ADANIKIN -
Misinformation can come in the form of texts, audio, or visuals. These visuals could be an old video circulated as new or even doctored. As such...

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AI-generated image falsely depicts Simon Ekpa celebrating in court

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Video does not show breaking discovery of gold in Arochukwu, Abia State

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Sudan war video falsely linked to terrorist attack in Nigeria

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Claim that genetic mutation makes people entirely immune to HIV is misleading

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AI-generated image falsely depicts Simon Ekpa celebrating in court

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AN X user, @UgoJustrealugo, has posted an image claiming...
Insights

How to respond after sharing a debunked post

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THE recent misinformation involving Africa Independent Television (AIT), a...
General

Video does not show breaking discovery of gold in Arochukwu, Abia State

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A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims that gold...
General

Sudan war video falsely linked to terrorist attack in Nigeria

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A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to...
Health

Claim that genetic mutation makes people entirely immune to HIV is misleading

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A VIRAL video circulating online claims that a genetic...