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UNESCO confab to boost war against fake news, misinformation – Lai Mohammed

News Niyi Oyedeji - August 7, 2022 0

NIGERIA's Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said the 2022 Global Media and Information Literacy (GMIL) Week of UNESCO, will give a...

Nigerian government to collaborate with Google to tackle hate speech, disinformation

News Nurudeen Akewushola - August 5, 2022 0

THE Nigerian Government says it is collaborating with Google to curb the spread of hate speech and disinformation on YouTube channels. The Minister of Information...

How fake PVC registration websites stirred misinformation over INEC’s CVR exercise

Insights Niyi Oyedeji - August 2, 2022 0

JUST as the Continuous Voters’ Registration (CVR) exercise embarked upon by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was winding down in July 2022, fake...

Peter Obi makes false claim about Nigeria’s total export in 2021

Economy Nurudeen Akewushola - August 1, 2022 0

THE presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has claimed that Nigeria’s total export was less than 30 billion US dollars in 2021. According...

How accurate is Atiku’s claim on population of social media users in Northern Nigeria?

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola - July 28, 2022 0

THE presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has claimed that 90 per cent of Nigerians from the Northern part of...

Doctors, scientists band together to combat misinformation on Twitter

News Raji Olatunji - July 28, 2022 0

Doctors, scientists, among other health professionals, have banded together to amplify health-related information on the microblogging platform, Twitter. The team, which comprises health professionals from...

Meta may ease COVID-19 policies on misinformation

News Nurudeen Akewushola - July 28, 2022 0

Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, says it is considering reviewing its policies on COVID-19 misinformation. In addition, it said that it is...

Phishing website for NPC recruitment circulates on social media

General Raji Olatunji - July 25, 2022 0

A WEB portal allegedly from the National Population Commission (NPC) is circulating on social media with a claim that the Commission is receiving applications...

Electricity: Claim that national grid has collapsed eighteen times in 2022 is FALSE

Economy Niyi Oyedeji - July 25, 2022 0

FOLLOWING the collapse of Nigeria's national electricity grid last week, a viral claim has circulated online. The report, which was published by several blogs in...

Russia fines Google $373 million for allegedly promoting fake news

News Raji Olatunji - July 25, 2022 0

Russia has fined Alphabet Inc.'s Google $373 million for allegedly promoting fake news on its platform. The development is in line with Russia's efforts to...