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Watch out for these disinformation trends in 2025!

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola -
Disinformation has long plagued Nigeria's information landscape, influencing public perception, deepening social divides, and undermining trust in both public and private institutions. Its effects have...

LIVE-CHECK: Ondo 2024 governorship election kicks off

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By Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition. The Ondo State 2024 Governorship Election kicks off Saturday morning as voters cast their ballots to elect the next governor for...

How foreign-linked accounts amplify disinformation about gunmen attack in Nigeria’s Plateau state

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola -
THE widespread public condemnation following the Christmas eve's gunmen attack in Plateau state has paved way for the dissemination of false information amplified, not...

Photos do not show gunmen attack in Plateau state

Security Nurudeen Akewushola -
A photo collage showing the interior of a church and a floor stained with blood has circulated online with a claim that it shows...

False claim circulates that nobody was arrested, prosecuted for terrorist attacks in Northern Nigeria

Security Nurudeen Akewushola -
AN X user, Shehu Ghazali Sadiq with the username: @shehusky, has claimed that the Nigerian government has never arrested and prosecuted anyone for all...

Old images resurface online amidst Plateau killings

Security Fatimah Quadri -
AN X user @endwokeness published a post accompanied with three images and attributed them to the mass killings that took place in Plateau state...

Did Lagos record zero bank robbery in four years?

Security Nurudeen Akewushola -
THE Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has claimed that the state did not record any incident of bank robbery in the last four years. Sanwo-Olu...

How disinformation actors fuelled violence, voter apathy in Imo governorship election

Elections Opeyemi Kehinde -
On November 11, 2023, off-cycle gubernatorial elections were held in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states in Nigeria. The electoral umpire, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),...

Video showing a child allegedly being shot is from a movie, not Israel-Hamas war

Security Opeyemi Kehinde -
A video showing a child supposedly being shot with a gun has circulated online amidst the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. An X user with the name...

Oyetola makes false claim on violent attacks in Osun state

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola -
THE incumbent governor of Osun state, Gboyega Oyetola, has claimed that the state has not experienced any serious case of banditry, armed robbery, and...
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