Mustapha Lawal Fake news spreads like wildfire, mostly by real people, on social media. The internet makes it super easy to spread false information. According to Habeeb Adisa, the Program Manager and a fact checker at FactCheckElection in a feature article “Social media significantly contributes to the spread of information disorders due to its broad …
Oluwaseye Ogunsanya The year 2023 is a very crucial one for Africa in terms of change of government via election as a total of 24 general, legislative and local elections would take place in the course of the year in Republics of Benin, Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Libya, …
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Adetutu Sobowale In today’s fast-paced digital age, we are bombarded with information from all directions. While access to information has never been easier, the downside is the prevalence of misinformation, fake news, and disinformation. With over 140 million internet subscribers in Nigeria, a vast number when it is compared to its over 200 million population, …
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Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim An invitation card purportedly from the Lagos State government has been circulating on social media. Verdict False, the invitation is fake, it did not emanate from the Lagos state government. Full Text An invitation card purportedly from the Lagos State government has been circulating on social media. According to the invitation letter, …
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Adetutu Sobowale In its bid to curb the menace of fake news during the 2023 general election, the Federal government charged the managers of social media platforms to checkmate the spread of fake news and disinformation on their platforms. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Friday in Abuja when he met …
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, …
Quadri Yahya & Mustapha Lawal Edited by Habeeb Adisa A volunteer fact-checker with ROUNDCHECK, Peace Oladipo had mixed feelings while working on a suspicious website for the first time. Skepticism swayed Peace to reach out to a fellow fact-checker for guidance, asking if she will have to click on the suspicious website link. After an …
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