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Viral photo of rice pyramid built with wood not recent
A photo of filled bags stacked as pyramids supported by a wooden scaffold has been shared multiple times online, claiming it is the rice...
Insights
YouTube and combatting misinformation, disinformation
TO curb the spread of misinformation on the internet, YouTube has joined other platforms such as Google and Facebook to collaborate with fact-checkers using...
General
Is this photo of Kenyan pastor beaten up by church members?
Several social media users and blogs have circulated a photo of a man on a hospital bed claiming he is a pastor who was...
General
How to get verified on Twitter as a journalist
JOURNALISTS fall into one of the seven categories eligible for Twitter's verification.
"The blue verified badge on Twitter lets people know that an account of...
News
Fact-checkers write YouTube, demand effective action against disinformation
FACT-CHECKERS across the globe under the auspices of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has written to the management of the video-sharing platform, YouTube, demanding...
COVID-19
Are hand sanitisers flammable?
A surveillance footage shows a man who had drenched his hair and bare body with hand sanitisers bursting into flames seconds after being tased...
General
Is the world populated with more women than men?
A post circulating online in Nigeria puts forward that the population of women on earth is three times that of men.
The post, retrieved from...
General
Were two brothers promoted to Major General on the same day?
A photo of two Nigerian Army officers has been circulated on social media with accompanying caption that they were two brothers promoted to the...
General
Fake front-page apology to Meghan Markle circulates online
Following a court judgement that ruled in favour of the Duchess of Sussex Megan Markle against the Associated Press over a letter she sent...
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Is Islam the second-largest religion in the United Kingdom?
ON DECEMBER 25, during the Christmas festivities, Nigerians on social media, particularly on Twitter, argued about the population of Muslims in the United Kingdom...
