Daily Archives: Jul 28, 2026
Fact Guage:
Insights
5 common types of phishing and how to prevent being a victim
PHISHING attacks are fraudulent emails, text messages, phone calls or websites designed to trick users into downloading malware, sharing sensitive information or personal data...
General
Video does not show Nigerien president released after agreeing to resign
ON August 9, 2023, a video showing the ousted Nigerien president, Mohammed Bazoum accompanied by military personnel surfaced on the internet.
The footage claims...
Insights
FactCheckHub at 3: Experts proffer solutions to tackling AI disinformation campaigns
Experts working in the disinformation space on Friday identified the need for more advanced methods in addition to the traditional fact-checking process to check...
Politics
Ministerial screening: Fact-checking multiple claims by El-Rufai
ON Tuesday, August 1, the former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai appeared before the Senate following his nomination by the President, Bola Tinubu,...
General
GRV, other prominent Twitter accounts share misleading video about Niger coup
FOLLOWING the Nigerian government's planned intervention to stop the military coup in Niger Republic, some influential Twitter accounts have tweeted a video purportedly showing...
General
Niger coup : Video does not show Nigerian army ready to attack Niger Republic
A Tiktok video showing some men in military uniform has surfaced online with a claim that the troops of the Nigerian army have been...
Business
How TikTok allows users to promote misinformation about brands – Report
THE News Guard's misinformation monitor has revealed that Tiktok, a video-sharing platform, is breeding false claims about prominent brands in the world.
The study which...
Politics
Video does not show Nigerien minister of finance crying over failure to account for public spending
A video clip showing a man shedding tears while delivering a speech has surfaced online with a claim that it shows the ex-finance Minister...
Economy
Nigerian actress Eniola Badmus makes false claims about fuel price globally
POPULAR Nigerian actress, Eniola Badmus, has claimed that Nigerians buy the cheapest fuel in the world.
PulseNigeria247Â reported that she stated this during an interview...
News
Open AI’s GPT-3 capable of spreading disinformation faster than human – Study
OPEN AI's GPT-3, the machine-learning model behind ChatGPT, has the ability to spread disinformation online at a faster rate than humans, a recent study published...
