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How true are claims on mining companies in Osun State?

Business Niyi Oyedeji - July 10, 2022 0

AKIN OGUNBIYI, the governorship candidate of the Accord Party in the forthcoming governorship election in Osun state has claimed that there are five licensed...

Claim that INEC is conducting house-to-house voter’s registration in Northern Nigeria is FALSE

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola - July 8, 2022 0

A VIRAL photo of a woman who appears to be undergoing biometric capturing in front of her residence has surfaced online with a claim...

Old photo of Kwankwaso supporters resurfaces online as he visits Gombe state

Politics Niyi Oyedeji - July 5, 2022 0

FOLLOWING the visit of the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, to Gombe State, an old photo of...

Researchers recommend ways to reduce viral misinformation on Twitter

News Raji Olatunji - July 5, 2022 0

RESEARCHERS at the University of Washington Center for an Informed Public have recommended steps that could reduce viral misinformation on Twitter. Following a study carried...

Adobe releases new open-source tools to tackle visual misinformation

News Nurudeen Akewushola - July 4, 2022 0

AMERICAN multinational computer software company, Adobe Inc., has released three new open-source tools intended to make it easier to verify the authenticity of visual...

IFCN condemns Philippine government’s decision to shut down Rappler

News Niyi Oyedeji - July 4, 2022 0

FACT-CHECKERS across the globe under the auspices of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) have condemned the decision of the Philippine government to revoke Rappler’s...

Claim that PDP has sacked Iyorchia Ayu as its national chairman is FALSE

Politics Niyi Oyedeji - June 30, 2022 0

ON WEDNESDAY, 29th of June 2022, a news report circulates online with a claim that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has sacked Senator Iyorchia...

Photo does NOT show Tinubu with his primary school classmates

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola - June 30, 2022 0

AHEAD of Nigeria's 2023 general election, a group photo of some young school children has gone viral on social media with a claim that...

2023: Photoshopped picture of Peter Obi in Tinubu’s ‘cap’ circulates online

Politics Nurudeen Akewushola - June 27, 2022 0

AHEAD of the 2023 general election, a viral image showing the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, wearing a cap popularly...

Six ways to identify ‘fake’ images on internet

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola - June 26, 2022 0

Fake news peddlers often take photographs out of context. They digitally alter the photographs to promote an agenda or push an interest, thus manipulating...