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Understanding Audience Attitude Towards Trending Misinformation During #EndSARSProtest in Nigeria
Abstract Much has been cited about the damage occasioned by false information in Nigeria. One of such was witnessed during…
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Information Disorder Analysis Centre
#EndSARS Protests: Fact Checkers rate at least 45 claims as False, Misleading
Summary With 48 million tweets from 5 million users in 10 days (October 5th to 14th, 2020), protesters flooded the…
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Research: Analysis of Claims on #EndSARS Protest in Nigeria
By Folarin Jamiu What started as a peaceful protest that compelled President Muhammadu Buhari to respond to the allegation of…
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Analysis of Claims on #EndSARS Protest in Nigeria: Images most manipulated content, Twitter as major platform
Summary What started as a peaceful protest that compelled President Muhammadu Buhari to respond to the allegation of police brutality…
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Dubawa Tweet chat addresses #EndSARS misinformation, Its causes and solution
The #EndSARS protest against police brutality which started in October led to the call for several reforms in many sectors…
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Explainers
Why ‘Fake News’ dominates #EndSARS protest in Nigeria – experts
Experts across media, academia, civil society and policymaking field have identified the nexus between protests and communication as one of…
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Fact Check
No, This is not a Picture of #EndSARS Protesters
Claim: Several social media users uploaded a picture of a congested crowd apparently taken in Nigeria claiming it to be…
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#EndSARS: Desmond Elliot never called for social media regulation as widely claimed
Claim: Several news websites including ThewillNigeria, Naijadiary reported that Desmond Elliot called for the regulation of social media in Nigeria…
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#EndSARS: The Trend And Threat Of Fake Social Media Accounts
By Kunle Adebayo There are 33 million active monthly users of Facebook in Nigeria. There are also many millions of…
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#EndSARS: Nigerian Army dispels #Lekkishootings as ‘Fake news’ but its evidences continue to shift
Claim: Overwhelming evidence aside, the Nigerian Army denies any role in the Lekki toll gate shootings on Tuesday, tagging all…
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