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Politics
Video of Dino Melaye talking about Peter Obi goes viral under misleading context
By Silas Jonathan
A video, which depicted Senator Dino Melaye expressing his support for Peter Obi, the Labour Party's presidential candidate, ahead of Nigeria's 2023...
General
False claims circulate online about UDUS’ Post UTME form for 2022/2023 academic session
By Mudathir Hayatullahi Folorunsho
ON Monday, 5th of September, 2022, a report published by an online blog named "School Beginner", claimed that Usmanu Danfodiyo University,...
News
INEC urges media organisations to fact-check stories before dissemination
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has tasked media organisations in Nigeria to always fact-check stories before processing them for public consumption.
INEC chairman, Professor...
News
TikTok updates policies following alleged misinformation
THE popular video-sharing app, TikTok, has announced additional policies after a report indicted its platform of exposing its users to misinformation.
Blake Chandlee, president of...
Insights
2023: Partisan politics and online hate speech among journalists
By Joy Jaiyesimi
The 2023 election fever has gripped many Nigerians, politicians and political parties alike. So also, the society, mainstream media, online blogs, and...
News
2023 election: Jonathan urges Nigerians to shun fake news, hate speech
FORMER Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has urged Nigerians to shun fake news, hate speech and propaganda ahead of the nation's 2023 general election.
Jonathan made...
News
Effective measures required to curb spread of disinformation, misinformation via text message
THERE are more conversations about how to combat election disinformation and misinformation on social media, but there seems not to be a comparable effort...
Health
Did US-funded Biolabs in Nigeria lead to monkeypox outbreak?
The media space, especially social media platforms, has been inundated with claims that the current spread of monkeypox was linked to at least four...
General
Misleading reports circulate that Buhari’s daughter, Zahra bags First Class in Architectural Science
MULTIPLE media reports have circulated online that the daughter of Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, Zahra, recently graduated from a foreign university.
Several media outlets and...
General
Video shot 26 years before Queen Elizabeth II’s birth circulates online with FALSE claim
A video purportedly showing the moment Queen Elizabeth II was throwing food at African children has surfaced online.
A Twitter user with the handle @Frankie_dux...
