Disinformation
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Fact-Check: No, an 18-Seater Bus Carrying Passengers Was Not Burned in Nigeriaās North West
A widely shared post on social media claims that an 18-seater bus carrying passengers from the South-east was ambushed and…
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#GhanaDecides2024: CJID Deploys Team To Counter Election MisinformationĀ
The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development [CJID] and its fact-checking subsidiary, DUBAWA, have deployed a team of fact-checkers, observers,…
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The Facebook Network Using Prophecies And Disinformation To Swindle Nigerians
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Key takeaways: The fraudulent Anonymous network pretends to be affiliated with a…
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Inside The Propaganda World Of Nigerian Terrorists On TiktokĀ
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Northwestern Nigeria, long bedevilled by terrorism locally referred to as banditry, now…
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Terror From The Trolls (I): The Keyboard Warriors Fueling Plateauās Ethno-Religious CrisisĀ
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Yohana Isa freaks out at the mention of Dec. 23, 2023. Something…
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Fact-check: Did Kano Police Spokesperson Share Photos Of Suspected Looters From 2011?
Social media, particularly Facebook and X (Twitter), has been flooded with images of people arrested for allegedly looting government and…
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IPOB Factional Leader Tweets Misleading Pictures Of Attack On Soldiers
Simon Ekpa, leader of an armed secessionist group agitating to break away from Nigeria, recently shared misleading images meant to…
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Truth Under Fire
Many Nigerians yearn for the opportunity to participate in a peaceful voting process, one where they can exercise their right…
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Facebook, TikTok Mop Off Accounts Glorifying Wanted Nigerian Terrorist
Facebook and TikTok have done a massive clean-up of impostor accounts whitewashing Bello Turji, a terrorist group leader in North…
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Has Security Improved In Nigeriaās Capital City Under The New Minister?
What does the data say about the insecurity in Nigeriaās capital city under the new administration? In summary, examining incidents…
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