Quadri Yahya By February 25th, Nigerians will go to the poll to elect their leaders. But the right of the eligible voters to cast their votes may be threatened if the assault of misinformation launched against the electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission, persists. It’s a known fact that misinformation poses threat to election, …
Oluwaseye Ogunsanya The week ushered in the new year which is very significant as far as politics is concerned in Nigeria. Few weeks from now, there will be a change of government as Nigerians will go to the polls to elect new sets of leaders across all levels who will be at the helm of …
By: Afeez Rabiu In the lead up to the Nigerian elections, reports of vote buying have surfaced, raising concerns about the integrity of the democratic process. Candidates and their supporters have been accused of offering money, gifts, and other incentives to voters in exchange for their support at the polls. If true, this practice undermines …
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By: Quadri Yahya and Habeeb Adisa 2 mins read… Nigerian fact-checkers have a difficult task to debunk fake news as the nation nears its general election. No doubt that social media platforms are fueling the problem of information disorder as it only takes a click to get fake news to go viral. With over …
Adetutu Sobowale In a bid to address the issue of information disorder during elections, a Nigeria-based fact-checking platform, FactCheckElection engaged journalists on an approach to tackling political misinformation as well as disinformation ahead of the country’s 2023 election. The hour-long discussion, which was one of the numerous engagements hosted by the organization in the …
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By Deborah Omoare In achieving the goal of verifying claims and debunking fake news around electoral elections, FactCheckElection facilitated a training session for her volunteers’ members. The organisation which is an independent, non-partisan and non profit fact-checking platform, delivered an awesome training session within the space of six days. The virtual training which was held …
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