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AI assisted Ponzi schemes: How Meta, YouTube’s regulatory lapses enable scammers smile to banks

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola -
Artificial intelligence has become the latest bait in a growing wave of Ponzi schemes targeting Nigerians. In this investigation, The ICIR’s Nurudeen Akewushola uncovers...

What happens if you “get rid” of fact-checking?

Insights Opeyemi Kehinde -
Joel Kaplan, Zuckerberg’s second in command at Meta, has recently said that community notes will launch “elsewhere” in 2026, including the EU. This is the...

FactSpace West Africa, 19 others get 2024 ENGAGE grant from IFCN

News Fatimah Quadri -
The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute, has awarded $2 million for the 2024 ENGAGE grant to 20 fact-checking organisations to reduce...

GlobalFact 11: Fact-checkers critique social media platforms’ efforts at combatting information disorder

News Fatimah Quadri -
Stakeholders at the just concluded GlobalFact 11 conference have criticised social media platforms for their insufficient efforts in combating misinformation and disinformation despite their...

FactsMatterNG, 38 others get Google/YouTube grant from IFCN

News Opeyemi Kehinde -
FactsMatterNG, a Nigerian digital-driven organisation that supports fact-checking amplification across social media platforms, is among the 39 organisations from 34 countries that receive a...

How YouTube approved ads promoting disinformation on India’s election – Report

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
A new investigation by Access Now and Global Witness has found that YouTube, a Google-owned video-sharing platform appears unprepared to screen ads especially ones...

IFCN awards $2 million to 20 groups to fight misinformation globally

News Blessing Amala Muonwe -
THE International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute has awarded $2 million to 20 groups to enhance their capacities to fight misinformation globally. Announcing...

YouTube profits from Ads on channels promoting climate misinformation – Report

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
YOUTUBE makes $13 million a year from advertising on channels propagating false claims about climate change, says the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH)...

Israel – Hamas conflict: How to restrict horrific photos, videos on your social media apps

Insights Fatimah Quadri -
THE internet recently has been flooded with gory images and videos of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Middle East. These images...

How content creators use AI to misinform young children on YouTube – Report

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
YOUTUBE channels are using Artificial Intelligence to create misleading "scientific" videos that are recommended to children as educational content, an investigation by the BBC's...
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