Disinformation
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Factcheck: Resettled IDPs In Borno Not Up To 2 Million
Borno state Governor Babagana Zulum on Wednesday, July 5, accused a United Nations representative of sharing incorrect information at the…
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The Dark World Of Jihadist Propaganda Channels On Telegram
Following the crackdown on Ansaru jihadist accounts on Facebook and WhatsApp in Feb. 2023, the group has shifted its operations…
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The Curious Case Of The ‘Unknown Gunmen’ And IPOB’s Internet Propaganda
Key takeaways: IPOB accounts on Facebook and other social media platforms began amplifying unknown gunmen attacks in early 2021, coinciding…
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Factcheck: This Video Shows Old Protest In Kano, Unconnected To Demolition Exercise
A video showing a placard-carrying crowd has been claimed to show a protest in Kano, Northwest Nigeria, against the state…
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Terrorists Using Local Language To Spread Propaganda On Facebook
Members of an Al-Qaeda-linked terror group in Nigeria have been using social media to spread their jihadi propaganda, recruit members…
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UN Peacekeepers Arriving In Southern Nigeria? No, Clarifies Defence HQ
A series of videos recently emerged on the internet showing pickup trucks and Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles with the…
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Twitter Spaces ‘Spreading Disinformation In 2023 Elections’
The peace accord that was signed before the elections by all the leading contenders was, in the words of one…
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The IPOB Diaspora Network Pushing Disinformation In Nigeria
One name that comes up often in the war against disinformation in Nigeria is the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),…
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Trolls Behind Online Onslaught On Nigerian Politician, Natasha Akpoti
A network of Twitter accounts acted in an organised fashion to harass, bully, and spread disinformation on Natasha Akpoti, a…
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This Video Does Not Show Terrorists Displaying New Naira Notes
A video showing some turbaned people in front of a large amount of cash has been widely shared on news…
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