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GlobalFact 11: Fact-checkers critique social media platforms’ efforts at combatting information disorder
Stakeholders at the just concluded GlobalFact 11 conference have criticised social media platforms for their insufficient efforts in combating misinformation and disinformation despite their...
Health
Claim that cure for hypertension has been found resurfaces online
A Facebook user with the name, Dr. Emily Johnson, has posted a video alongside a web link with a claim that hypertensive patients can...
News
GlobalFact 11: ‘Now is the time to do something’ – Ressa tells tech giants
NOBEL laureate and journalist, Maria Ressa, has called on tech giants, some of whom are also sponsors of the GlobalFact 11, to protect democracy...
News
Ghana to host 3rd Africa Facts summit in October
THE Africa Check on Friday announced Ghana as the host-country for the 2024 Africa Facts summit billed for October 9 – 10 in Accra.
According...
General
False claim on presidential aircraft attributed to Akpabio circulates online
A verified X user, @Frankekechukwu, has claimed that the Nigerian Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, made a public statement regarding the purchase of two new...
News
Fact-checking essential to free speech, not censorship – IFCN
Fact-checkers from across the world have called on the public to support the fact-checking community globally as they face increasing hostility, including online threats,...
News
Over 900 AI-generated news websites uncovered – Report
NewsGuard said it has identified over 900 Unreliable AI-generated news and information websites labeled "UAINS".
The findings come from NewsGuard's AI Tracking Center, which aims...
Security
Iranian PressTV publishes misleading claim on numbers of Israeli soldiers with disability from Gaza war
THE Iranian state-owned PressTV has claimed that 70,000 Israeli soldiers have been disabled with thousands wounded in the ongoing Israel-Gaza war since October 7,...
News
Again, Okonjo-Iweala debunks viral post on Nigeria’s debt profile attributed to her
THE Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has debunked a viral quote attributed to her regarding Nigeria's debt profile and fuel subsidy removal.
She...
News
FactsMatterNG, 38 others get Google/YouTube grant from IFCN
FactsMatterNG, a Nigerian digital-driven organisation that supports fact-checking amplification across social media platforms, is among the 39 organisations from 34 countries that receive a...
