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Claim that FUOYE students designed a waiter robot is false!

General Fatimah Quadri - October 22, 2023 0

A claim that students of the Department of Mechatronics at the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, in Ekiti state have designed and constructed a waiter robot...

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

Insights Fatimah Quadri - October 21, 2023 0

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...

No, Video does not show Palestinian fighters shooting Israeli helicopters

General Fatimah Quadri - October 21, 2023 0

A video with the claim that Palestinian freedom fighters shot down four Israeli war helicopters in Gaza has been making rounds on the internet. The...

Verified users post 74 per cent of misleading claims about Israel-Hamas war on X – Report

News Nurudeen Akewushola - October 20, 2023 0

A new report by NewsGuard has revealed that a significant portion of viral posts spreading misinformation about the Israel - Hamas war on the...

Nov 11 polls : INEC warns against election-related misinformation

News Nurudeen Akewushola - October 19, 2023 0

AHEAD of the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo States, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again expressed concern over...

Meta vows to remove Hamas-related disinformation from its platforms

News Fatimah Quadri - October 14, 2023 0

AFTER the European Union criticized social media companies for not doing more to combat disinformation online amid the ongoing Israel - Hamas conflict, Meta...

EU warns Elon Musk over ‘disinformation’ on X about Israel – Hamas conflict

News Nurudeen Akewushola - October 12, 2023 0

THE European Union (EU) has warned Elon Musk over alleged disinformation about the Hamas attacks on Israel, including fake news and “repurposed old images”,...

AFP, Dubawa, TheCable, others win 2023 African Fact-checking Awards

News Nurudeen Akewushola - October 7, 2023 0

Fact-checkers from Agence France-Presse (AFP), Dubawa and TheCable Check, among others have emerged winners at the 2023 African Fact-checking Awards held on Friday, October...

AI voice technology used to create misleading videos on TikTok – Report

News Nurudeen Akewushola - September 29, 2023 0

A new report by NewsGuard has revealed that a network of 17 TikTok accounts is exploiting hyper-realistic AI voice technology to disseminate conspiracy content...

EU decries increased disinformation posts on X

News Nurudeen Akewushola - September 27, 2023 0

THE European Union (EU) Commission has declared X (formerly Twitter), the social media platform with the largest ratio of misinformation and disinformation posts. The Commission’s...