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What Trump’s second term means for information resilience, media credibility

On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump becomes the 47th President of the United States of America (USA) marking the beginning of his second term...

Mixed reactions as Meta ends fact-checking programme in US, embraces community notes

META’s announcement on Tuesday that it will end its third-party fact-checking programme in the United States and transition to a user-driven Community Notes system...

Deepfake images of Pastor Adeboye in Mecca circulate on X

AN X user, @Sarkideyforyou, has posted images showing the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye in...

Image does not show ‘clean district’ in Kano State

BASHIR Ahmad, a former media aide to Nigeria’s ex-president Muhammadu Buhari, has posted an image showing a clean street on his official X account...

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

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...

Old video of arrested fake drugs manufacturer resurfaces online

A video showing a news broadcast about the raid of a fake drug factory has surfaced online with a claim that it shows a...

#EdoDecides2024: NFC sets to combat AI-misinformation, as stakeholders task media, tech coys to support fact-checkers to ensure election integrity

By Caleb Ijioma   Some critical stakeholders in Saturday’s Edo State Governorship Election have urged the media and technology platforms such as Meta, X, and...

False claim that Yemi Adenuga has won Irish election circulates online

A claim that the Nigerian-Irish politician, Yemi Adenuga, who was nominated in Fine Gael Meath West area to contest in the Irish general election...

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

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

Musk launches offensive with paid Starlink ads after suspension of X in Brazil

By Cristina Tardáguila   A flood of paid ads about Starlink, a satellite internet company owned by Elon Musk, appeared on Google and Meta platforms in...

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What Trump’s second term means for information resilience, media credibility

On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump becomes the 47th...

Videos of R. Kelly new single are AI generated!

A claim that a music video released from prison...

Claims of mass kidnapping in Oyo, state of emergency in South West are FALSE

AN X user, @Voiceofigbos, has claimed that 50 people,...

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What Trump’s second term means for information resilience, media credibility

On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump becomes the 47th...

Videos of R. Kelly new single are AI generated!

A claim that a music video released from prison...

Claims of mass kidnapping in Oyo, state of emergency in South West are FALSE

AN X user, @Voiceofigbos, has claimed that 50 people,...