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Nigerian Fact-Checkers’ Coalition joins Arise News presidential town hall series

News Raji Olatunji - November 13, 2022 0

THE Nigerian Fact-Checkers’ Coalition (NFC) has announced that it has joined the Presidential Town Hall series being hosted by the Arise TV News. A statement...

2023: How El-Rufai’s arrest during 2013 Anambra election spurs misinformation online

Insights Raji Olatunji - November 10, 2022 0

KADUNA State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai claimed that the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, at the time he was governor...

Africa Facts Summit 2022: Experts call for increased use of radio for media literacy

News Olugbenga ADANIKIN - November 9, 2022 0

FACT-CHECKERS in Africa have been urged to use radio broadcasts more for media literacy as part of strategies towards combating misinformation in the continent....

False claim circulates that Didier Drogba has converted to Islam

General Nurudeen Akewushola - November 9, 2022 0

AN image showing a retired professional Ivorian footballer, Didier Drogba, raising his hands has circulated online with a claim that the footballer has converted...

False claim that Nyesom Wike has defected to APC resurfaces online

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola - November 4, 2022 0

A video showing the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, in a virtual meeting has resurfaced online with a claim that he has defected...

Nigerian information minister calls for more funding to tackle fake news

News Nurudeen Akewushola - November 3, 2022 0

NIGERIA's minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has called for an upward review of the budgetary allocation for the ministry of information and...

Claim that UI lecturer rewarded ten students with $100 each is FALSE

General Raji Olatunji - October 29, 2022 0

A blog post has gone viral with the claim that a lecturer at the University of Ibadan gave $100 each to ten students of the...

Viral video does not show Saraki’s son spraying dollar notes on strippers

General Nurudeen Akewushola - October 29, 2022 0

A video showing a bearded man spraying dollar notes on strippers in a club has surfaced online with a claim that it shows Seni...

YouTube to certify accounts of healthcare professionals to lessen misinformation

News Nurudeen Akewushola - October 29, 2022 0

YOUTUBE has announced plans to certify the YouTube accounts of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals as part of its effort to reduce misinformation...

How true is the claim that drinking pineapple with hot water cures cancer?

Health Raji Olatunji - October 27, 2022 0

A video has circulated online claiming that drinking pineapple with hot water can cure cancer. A Facebook user, Oyindamola Adeniyi, posted the video on the...