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Why you should not trust every screenshot
SCREENSHOTS have become a staple of online communication, circulating from viral tweets to breaking news headlines, and are often treated as instant proof.
But screenshots...
Security
Old image falsely used to depict airstrike in Kwara
A claim that an image shows multiple airstrikes conducted by the Nigerian Air Force in some troubled towns in Kwara state has surfaced on...
General
Image does not show Nnamdi Kanu’s son receiving award
A claim that Nnamdi Kanu’s son is the first child to win an international competition has been circulating on X.
The claim was initially posted...
Security
Foreign actors misuse picture of murdered muslim villagers to depict christian massacre in Nigeria
A claim that an Image shows Christians being massacred and being buried has surfaced on the internet.
The image shows a large crowd of people...
General
No, 300 people were not recently rescued from a chained house in Kaduna
A Facebook page, Progressive Nigerian Politics, has shared photos of malnourished persons, including children, with the claim that over 300 people were recently rescued...
General
Video does not show worshippers waiting for rapture in South Africa
A claim that a group of people went to a mountain expecting the rapture, but later returned home disappointed, has been circulating online.
The claim,...
General
Dembele NOT first black player to clinch Ballon d’Or
A claim that French footballer Ousmane Dembele is the first black player to win the Ballon d'Or has surfaced online.
The claim was circulated online...
Insights
How misinformation, legal loopholes throw Nigerian women into surrogacy ditch
By: Simbiat Bakare
When Temitope Afolabi realised her husband could get imprisoned due to debt he incurred from a bad business deal, she resolved to...
General
AI-generated images of Alia’s statues circulate online
IMAGES of giant statues allegedly depicting Hyacinth Alia, governor of Benue State, have surfaced on the internet.
The images, posted on X by a user,...
Politics
Photo does not show Tinubu in 1966
A photo purportedly showing a young version of President Bola Tinubu in 1966 has surfaced online.Â
An X user, @imakun122, posted the image among a...
