During the just-concluded elections, politicians and their supporters used social media to manipulate public opinion, either by deliberately spreading false information or misrepresenting information to suit certain narratives. Most times,
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The 2023 election was riddled with false claims targeted at swaying voters and altering reality as Nigerians went to the poll on election days. TheCable thoroughly fact-checked these claims to
It’s a few hours to the general elections in Nigeria and the disinformation campaign has become rife both online and offline. With the information overload on social media, Nigerians are
Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state, and presidential flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said his first attempt at public service was being the governor of Lagos.
Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president and presidential flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made several claims on the economy while
Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra state, and presidential flagbearer of the Labour Party (LP) made multiple claims while presenting