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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...

YouTube to remove videos with abortion misinformation

News Niyi Oyedeji - July 25, 2022 0

YOUTUBE says it is cracking down on videos containing abortion misinformation and will take down videos that provide instructions for unsafe abortion. The company, in...

False claim circulates that Ademola Adeleke is giving out N10,000 grants to Nigerians

Elections Raji Olatunji - July 16, 2022 0

A VIRAL post has claimed that Ademola Adeleke is giving out N10,000 campaign grants to Nigerians. The post which was retrieved from a WhatsApp group...

Osun Decides 2022: Claim that Yusuf Lasun has withdrawn from governorship poll is FALSE

Elections Niyi Oyedeji - July 16, 2022 0

A CLAIM that Yusuf Lasun, the Labour Party candidate in Saturday's governorship election in Osun State, has withdrawn from the poll has circulated online. The...