FactCheck Africa, a media organisation, has unveiled MyAIFactChecker, ‘Africa’s first’ artificial intelligence-powered fact-checking platform, to counter the spread of misinformation and disinformation on the continent. FactCheck Africa, an initiative of
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BY SHEHU OLAYINKA An online website published a report on March 27, 2024. That was the first sighting; then, three Facebook groups posted the stories around 1:30 a.m. That was
Lai Mohammed, former minister of information and culture, says social media threatened his 40-year old marriage. Lai spoke in Lagos at an event to commemorate the 90th birthday anniversary of
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it does not believe in censorship as a means to tackle fake news. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, spoke on Thursday at a consultative
The Nasarawa government says it will partner with Bruit Costaud (BC), a firm led by Lai Mohammed, former information and
Kayode Egbetokun, the inspector-general of police (IGP), has asked Nigeria Police Force Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) to clamp down on persons
The Kogi government has debunked the rumour that the state has approved the establishement of the “office of immediate past
Mohammed Idris, minister of information and national orientation, says the federal government will not trample on the rights of citizens
BY RITA OKONOBOH “Our common enemy is COVID-19, but our enemy is also an “infodemic” of misinformation. To overcome the
The Peter Obi and Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed media office says “rogue trolls” are deploying fake news to distract the judiciary.
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