Japan enacts law to crack down on election misinformation
Japan’s Parliament has approved amendments to election and information laws aimed at curbing the spread of misinformation...
FACT-CHECK: Image of lynching of motorcycle thief in Benue last year used to depict false story in Edo
A video of a suspected thief who was disgraced and asked to make a fool of himself...
Fact-checking viral comment mocking South African returnees, which was attributed to Nigeria’s First Lady
Social media users recently posted a graphic containing a comment mocking Nigerian returnees from South Africa, and...
Document showing CAS’s final decision on 2025 AFCON case, is fake —Report
A document presented as a final ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has gone...
From farming traffic to court: How blogger’s deliberate act of disinformation caught up with him
For years, Ejike Ofoegbu, also known as “Experience”, the blogger and publisher of Igbo Times Magazine...
World Cup sparks wave of racist misinformation online — Report
False claims and AI-generated videos with racist overtones have circulated during the FIFA World Cup alongside genuine...
FACT-CHECK: Image does not show Nigerian students ‘flying Biafran flag’ after winning an international competition
Biafran agitator on the X platform, @im_Kolins (Dr Kolins), posted an image on Wednesday claiming to show...
FACT-CHECK: Vanguard makes false claim about Morocco’s World Cup record
Reporting the teams’ qualification to the last eight, Vanguard Newspaper (online) claimed that Morocco's advancement into the...
South Korean Law Targeting False Online Information Takes Effect
South Korea began enforcing Tuesday a revised law targeting false information posted online, toughening penalties for repeat...
FACT-CHECK: X pages spread a five-year-old video of shops allegedly set ablaze by soldiers in Imo to create fear
By Pascal Ibe Introduction The insecurity in Nigeria’s South-east has reduced drastically since the life imprisonment of...