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TikTok to launch online election centres to combat misinformation

News Fatimah Quadri - March 31, 2024 0

TikTok has revealed plans to open online election centres on its platform to combat misinformation and boost electoral integrity globally in 2024. A statement by...

Viral free flight tickets’ offers from airlines are phishing scams

General Fatimah Quadri - March 30, 2024 0

A claim that the British Airways is giving out free tickets to its customers has circulated on social media, particularly on WhatsApp. The message has...

Group organises public forum on countering election misinformation in Ghana

News Nurudeen Akewushola - March 29, 2024 0

THE Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has organised a public forum on countering misinformation, disinformation and propaganda narratives ahead of the 2024 general...

Video does not show newly elected Senegalese president Bassirou Faye criticizing France

Politics Nurudeen Akewushola - March 28, 2024 0

A video purportedly showing Bassirou Diomaye Faye criticizing the French government has surfaced online following his election as the Senegalese president. Senegal’s main opposition candidate,...

Video does not show ‘VeryDarkMan’ after his release from Police detention

General Nurudeen Akewushola - March 28, 2024 0

A video showing a controversial social media influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as the 'VeryDarkMan' exchanging pleasantries with people has surfaced online with...

Did Orji threaten Abia government if ex-governors’ pension is stopped?

Politics Blessing Amala Muonwe - March 28, 2024 0

An online news blog, Igbo Times Magazine, has published a report that Theodore Ahamefule Orji, a former governor of Abia State, has threatened to...

Video of armed men forcing school children to strip naked not from Nigeria

General Nurudeen Akewushola - March 26, 2024 0

AN X user, @DrBarryAvotu1st, has posted a video showing armed men forcing some school children to strip naked with a claim that the incident...

Osun sets up committee to combat fake news, cyber bullying

News Blessing Amala Muonwe - March 25, 2024 0

THE Osun State Government has established a Cybercrime Action Committee amidst moves to address the increasing spate of fake news and cyber bullying in...

Nearly 4,000 celebrities are victims of deepfake pornography – Report

News Nurudeen Akewushola - March 22, 2024 0

An investigation by Channel 4 news has shown that about 4,000 famous people have been victims of deepfake pornography on the internet. The analysis of...

Edo/Ondo elections: INEC urges journalists to guard against fake news

News Nurudeen Akewushola - March 22, 2024 0

THE Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has urged journalists to be resolute against fake news and misinformation ahead...