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Information management central to tackling misinformation – Gbajabiamila
THE SPEAKER of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has stated that bad actors are banking on emerging technology and new media to manipulate...
Tutorials
Avoiding false and misleading information
The advancement in technology and access to the internet over time has aided in amplifying misinformation. The tools and means for disseminating information are...
News
Global Fact-Checking mentorship program open 2022 Application
The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute is accepting applications for a global mentorship program that will run from March 21, 2022,...
General
#EndSARS: Again, Lai makes false claim on Lekki shooting
ON MONDAY, November 15, The Lagos State Judicial Panel on Restitution for Victims of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) Related Abuses and other matters submitted...
Insights
FACTSHEET: Malaria and mosquito nets distribution in Nigeria
FACTSHEET: Malaria and mosquito nets distribution in Nigeria
In the last week of October 2021, the media reported that the Nigerian government proposed to secure...
General
Video of mining site collapse NOT from Zamfara but Niger Republic
A TWITTER handle, Eons Intelligence with the user ID @eonsintelligenc on Tuesday, November 9, shared a video of a collapsed mining site with the...
General
Viral photo of cracked Lagos Third Mainland Bridge is FALSE!
In November 2021, multiple posts circulated on social media that a part of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos state "has opened up, and...
General
Why Federal University Dutse SUG president has ‘security detail’ in viral photos
MULTIPLE photos of some student union leaders of the Federal University Dutse (FUD) with 'security detail' have been widely circulated online in Nigeria.
The images...
Elections
Claim that APC candidate leads in seven LGAs is FALSE
AS THE Anambra state governorship election result trickles in, a Facebook user Ikechukwu Emeka Onyia, on Sunday claimed the candidate of the All Progressives...
Elections
AnambraDecides2021: Image does NOT show APC chairman collapsing after losing LG to PDP
Barely 24 hours after the Anambra state governorship election, an image is being circulated online that the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
