Daily Archives: Jun 24, 2026
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Insights
COVID-19: Reading fake news changes people’s behaviour, study reveals
A study around COVID-19 misinformation says fake stories can change people's behaviour which can have bigger effects on health.
The online study which was conducted...
Insights
Emotionally intelligent people better at spotting fake news
By Tony Anderson, University of Strathclyde and David James Robertson, University of Strathclyde
The spread of misinformation – in the form of unsubstantiated...
COVID-19
Can neem, bitter leaves, Tagiri, others prevent, cure COVID-19?
TWO videos tweeted by one of the first-class traditional rulers in Nigeria claimed that a combination of African herbs, roots and leaves was the...
Elections
Reports that INEC has nullified Anambra APC primaries are FALSE
FEW days after the Anambra state All Progressives Congress (APC) held its primary election, news circulated online claiming Nigeria's electoral regulator, the Independent National...
COVID-19
Do raw onions, garlic cure COVID-19?
A viral video shared on multiple social media platforms, including WhatsApp groups in Nigeria, claimed that the consumption of raw onions and garlic was...
COVID-19
Will salt water gargling, nose rinsing wash COVID-19 away?
A man in a video that went viral prescribed a salt solution as a cure for COVID-19.
He said rinsing the nose and gargling salt...
Insights
Study links narratives to COVID 19 vaccine disinformation in Africa
A new report from First Draft, an organisation working to check the spread of fake news says foreign narratives and conspiracy theories, contributed to...
Insights
Punitive laws failing to curb misinformation in Africa – Study
Report by:Â Peter Cunliffe-Jones, University of Westminster; Alan Finlay, University of the Witwatersrand, and Anya Schiffrin
Misinformation, best understood as false or misleading information whether...
General
Was N37bn approved for the renovation of the National Assembly complex?
ON TUESDAY, June 22, 2021 the media reported  that the roof of the National Assembly complex in Nigeria was leaking and the building flooded...
Politics
Picture depicting Buhari’s visit to Borno is from 2019
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, June 17, 2021 visited Borno State on a one-day working visit. Although the president was greeted by a crowd...
