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/ 2 days agoDUBAWA’s fact-checking training holds in Liberia
2 mins read Twenty-two Liberian journalists drawn from the country’s print, broadcast and online press will begin a four-day training in...
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Explainers
/ 6 days agoHow falsehood peddlers capitalise on trends to mislead audience: Spotlighting Nnamdi Kanu, Jacob Zuma’s victimhood
6 mins read The adage “one picture tells a thousand stories” not only highlights the simplicity of pictures in conveying information...
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Fact Check
/ 2 weeks agoWhatsApp did not change its ‘privacy policy’ to grant governments exclusive access to users’ data
3 mins read Claim: A viral WhatsApp message claims WhatsApp has altered its privacy policy to offer government exclusive access to...
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Fact Check
/ 2 weeks agoFacebook user creates fake screenshot to claim DSS shared 2013 photos to paint Igboho’s recent arrest
4 mins read Claim: A screenshot making rounds on social media claims that acclaimed evidential photos of items collected from Sunday...
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Featured
/ 2 weeks agoPRESS RELEASE: DUBAWA SET TO ESTABLISH OPERATIONS IN SIERRA LEONE
2 mins read DUBAWA, a fact-checking initiative of The Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ), is set to launch operations...
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Explainers
/ 3 weeks agoThe thin line between fact and humour: How satire contents mislead online users
8 mins read When online users from all around the world first came across this headline “Hollywood Actors Pledge Never...
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Fact Check
/ 3 weeks agoAnother fake picture shows Nnamdi Kanu with a different woman
3 mins read Claim: A viral image, making the rounds on social media, depicts Nnamdi Kanu alongside a woman in a...
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Fact Check
/ 1 month agoHow true is claim a nuclear missile was built by Russian-based Biafran?
4 mins read Claim: A user on Twitter claims that: “Russian-based Biafran Builds Nuclear Missile.” The claim that a Russian-Biafran has...
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Article
/ 1 month agoFact-checking Multimedia contents: How to spot fake audio
3 mins read Misinformation and disinformation is as old as the existence of man. As much as I can remember, Thomas,...
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Fact Check
/ 1 month agoMisleading headline leads readers to believe President Buhari is dead
2 mins read Claim: A news headline outlines that “JUST IN: Buhari Shot Dead By Gunmen In Edo” The headline is...
