Daily Archives: Jul 28, 2026
Fact Guage:
News
Verified users post 74 per cent of misleading claims about Israel-Hamas war on X – Report
A new report by NewsGuard has revealed that a significant portion of viral posts spreading misinformation about the Israel - Hamas war on the...
News
Nov 11 polls : INEC warns against election-related misinformation
AHEAD of the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo States, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again expressed concern over...
News
Meta vows to remove Hamas-related disinformation from its platforms
AFTER the European Union criticized social media companies for not doing more to combat disinformation online amid the ongoing Israel - Hamas conflict, Meta...
News
EU warns Elon Musk over ‘disinformation’ on X about Israel – Hamas conflict
THE European Union (EU) has warned Elon Musk over alleged disinformation about the Hamas attacks on Israel, including fake news and “repurposed old images”,...
News
AFP, Dubawa, TheCable, others win 2023 African Fact-checking Awards
Fact-checkers from Agence France-Presse (AFP), Dubawa and TheCable Check, among others have emerged winners at the 2023 African Fact-checking Awards held on Friday, October...
News
AI voice technology used to create misleading videos on TikTok – Report
A new report by NewsGuard has revealed that a network of 17 TikTok accounts is exploiting hyper-realistic AI voice technology to disseminate conspiracy content...
News
EU decries increased disinformation posts on X
THE European Union (EU) Commission has declared X (formerly Twitter), the social media platform with the largest ratio of misinformation and disinformation posts.
The Commission’s...
Insights
Elon Musk’s policy change fuels engagement of unchecked propaganda on X – Report
ELON Musk's policy change on X on state-affiliated labels has led to a significant increase in engagement for Russian, Chinese, and Iranian state-run media...
News
Sarajevo, Rio de Janeiro selected to host GlobalFact 11, 12
THE International Fact-checking Network (IFCN) has announced that the GlobalFact 11 will take place in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina in June 2024 while the...
General
Video attributed to #justice4Mohbad protest in Abeokuta is MISLEADING
A claim that protesters are looting traders' stalls at the venue of the #Justice4Mohbad protest in Abeokuta, Ogun State organised in honour of the...
