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Video of ‘Igbo Must Go’ protest in Ghana is over 1 year old

General Nurudeen Akewushola - October 13, 2024 0

A video showing a group of women holding tree branches and chanting “Igbo Must Go” has resurfaced online with a claim that it shows...

Malicious actors using ChatGPT to influence elections – Report

News Nurudeen Akewushola - October 11, 2024 0

A recent report by OpenAI has revealed how its AI model, ChatGPT is being used to generate fake content, including long-form articles and social...

BBC, Faso-check win big at 2024 Africa Facts summit

News Fatimah Quadri - October 11, 2024 0

FACT-CHECKERS from The BBC global disinformation team in Nigeria and Faso Check from Burkina Faso have emerged winners at the 2024 African Fact-checking Awards...

AF2024: Fact-checkers, media urged to sanitise Africa’s information landscape

News Fatimah Quadri - October 10, 2024 0

EXPERTS at the Africa Facts summit have urged journalists and fact-checkers across the continent to sanitise Africa's information landscape amidst surge in global information...

Image does NOT show soiled cash bundles recovered from Maiduguri flooding

General Fatimah Quadri - October 7, 2024 0

A Facebook user, Dashap Sandra, has shared an image of bundles of a legal tender with a claim that it was part of the...

No! Photo does not show Rivers’ INEC Commissioner wearing Tinubu’s cap

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola - October 4, 2024 0

AN X account, @po_grassrootm, has posted an image showing a man wearing a cap with a logo identical to the one on President Bola...

Did FG exclude institutions in Southeastern Nigeria from its student loan?

Government Policy Nurudeen Akewushola - October 3, 2024 0

AN X user, @engrico2015, has claimed that the Nigerian government excluded tertiary institutions from the Southeastern region from its students loan scheme it launched...

X suspends over 5m accounts in 6 months for violating its rules

News Nurudeen Akewushola - October 3, 2024 0

A total of about 5.3 million X accounts were suspended in the first half of 2024 for violating its rules, the social media platform...

Fact-checking Tinubu’s independence day speech

Politics Nurudeen Akewushola and Fatimah Quadri - October 3, 2024 0

IN an early morning nationwide broadcast on Monday, October 1, 2024, the Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, shared updates on the nation's progress, economic...

Five tools to detect audio deepfakes

Tutorials Nurudeen Akewushola - September 30, 2024 0

AS technology evolves globally, fact-checkers and journalists are confronted with the rising challenge posed by tools which purveyors of disinformation use in creating fake...