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General
Video of Benue’s gunmen attack used to depict insecurity in DR Congo
An X account, @zoomafrika1, has posted a video showing some corpses lying on ground in a remote community with a claim that the video...
General
Photo of man showcasing human head as ‘prize’ from competition is MISLEADING!
AN X user, @ChiemekaEb9240, shared a photo of a man holding a human head while claiming the man in the photo was the winner...
General
Can the UN take over any country where protests continue for 15 days or longer?
A claim that the United Nations (UN) would take over the country from the Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, if protests continued longer than...
General
Old image falsely used to depict recent arrest of Nigerian fraud suspect in the US
An image showing a group of security operatives escorting a suspect in a blue native outfit has been used by many Nigerian news platforms...
Economy
Old video of NNPCL boss denying payment of fuel subsidy resurfaces online
As concerns mount over speculations that the Nigerian government is secretly paying fuel subsidy, a video showing the Group Chief Executive Officer of the...
Tutorials
Critical thinking: An essential skill for children in the digital age
It is essential to instill critical thinking skills in children in order to help them navigate internet safely and avoid the negative impacts of false...
News
OpenAI disrupts Iranian influence campaigns targeting US election
OpenAI has identified and shut down an influence campaign linked to the Iranian government.Â
This operation, aimed at disseminating false information about the US elections,...
General
No, Onanuga has not deleted his X posts about Obi
A claim that Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has deleted all the posts...
News
Spread the Facts grant: IFCN awards $300,000 to ten fact-checking organisations
THE International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute has awarded $300,000 as part of Meta's "Spread the Facts" grant to ten fact-checking organisations...
Insights
How misinformation about Samoa Agreement caused uproar in Nigeria
By Claire Mom.
On July 1, 2024, during a reception organised by the European Union (EU) in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, Abubakar Bagudu, minister of...
