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Insights
How Meta’s policy change may boost fake death hoaxes on Facebook
AMIDST increasing efforts by fact-checking organizations globally to empower the public with information resilience skills, hoaxes, particularly those of celebrity death, continue to spread...
News
Experts call for restructuring of social media algorithms to prioritize users well-being
A new report from the Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) in the United States has called for a fundamental shift in how social media and online...
Politics
Video does not show Atiku dancing at Wizkid’s concertÂ
AN X user, @Innocent_Zikky, has posted a video showing a man dancing at a party with a claim that it shows former Nigeria's Vice...
Economy
Nigeria is NOT the cheapest country to live in AfricaÂ
AN X user, @jeffphilips1, has claimed that Nigeria is the cheapest country to live in Africa.
He posted the claim with a caption thus:Â
“Yet the...
Government Policy
UK still on US visa waiver programme but Nigeria was never included
AN X user, @nigeriastories, has claimed that the United States has excluded the United Kingdom, Nigeria, and others from visa-free entry for 2025.
“BREAKING NEWS:...
Economy
No, Kaduna has generated foreign investment since El-Rufai left office
AN X user, @xagreat, has claimed that Kaduna State has not attracted a single Foreign Direct Investment since its former governor, Nasir El-Rufai, left...
Security
False claim circulates about countries with the most kidnapping cases
THE claim that certain countries have the highest rates of kidnappings has been circulating on social media.
The claim was made in a post by...
Politics
Fact-checking El-Rufai’s claims on Tinubu-led govt, APC
A former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, appeared recently on Arise TV to discuss his political future, including his views on the current...
General
Video does not show stampede incident in Ogun State
AN X user, @Unabombaar, has posted a claim about a stampede and property damaged at a free outreach event by a bakery in Ogun...
News
Misinformation deters 62% of Nigerian youths from participating in politics – Report
A new report by TechCabal has revealed that 62 per cent of young Nigerians are discouraged from participating in Nigerian politics due to misinformation.
The...
