TikTok’s new media literacy hub aims to help users spot misinformation
TikTok is set to launch a media literacy hub aimed at helping its users discern fake news...
FACT WATCH
FAKE NEWS: Oshimen Not Banned —NFF
The Nigeria Football Federation has described as outright falsehood, reports in some online publications on Wednesday that...
Fact Check: No evidence showed that people traveling through Sahara dessert are Nigerians
By Pascal Ibe Claim A Facebook page known as Progressive Nigeria Politics has claimed that people seen...
FAKE NEWS: NAFDAC is yet to lift ban on sachet drinks
The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Moji Adeyeye said...
How companies accidentally fund online misinformation via ads
By Pascal Ibe A new study suggests ways to reduce corporate financing of misinformation online. Companies and...
ChatGPT, Grok, Gemini and other AI chatbots are spewing Russian misinformation, study finds
Leading generative artificial intelligence (AI) models such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT are regurgitating Russian misinformation, according to news...
FactCheck: How true is the trending claim that Multichoice readjusted subscription prices for GOtv, DStv?
By Pascal Ibe On Monday morning, news pages and blogs on various social media platforms claimed that...
Fact Check: Caption by People’s Gazette on killing of 20 security agents in Katsina is misleading
By Pascal Ibe Claim An online newspaper, People’s Gazette has in it’s caption, claimed that bandits killed...
EXPLAINER: What to know as Cholera resurges in Nigeria
Few days ago, The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) raised an alarm about the...
Teenager questioned after explicit AI deepfakes of dozens of schoolgirls shared online
Australian authorities are investigating the distribution of deepfake pornographic images of around 50 schoolgirls, allegedly created by...