Ibrahim Adeyemi
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Explainers
How to spot deepfake audio clips blended by artificial intelligence tools
In the realm of digital media and information manipulation, deepfake technology has gained popularity. This artificial intelligence tool enables the…
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Elections
Fact-checking fake political endorsements staged for Nigeria’s presidential candidates
On July 14, 2022, a picture of Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s former president, and Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate,…
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Elections
2023 Elections: How campaign spokespersons spread fake news to promote presidential candidates
On February 11, Fani Kayode, Nigeria’s former aviation minister and the Director, New Media of the All Progressive Congress (APC)…
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Elections
‘Kwankwaso is an Igbo man’ and other conspiracy theories of Nigeria’s 2023 elections
In the early years of the 1920s, a certain Felix Okonkwo from Nnewi, Anambra State, found himself in the colonial…
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Facebook Checks
FACT-CHECK: Did Kano Islamic preacher describe killings of southern Kaduna Christians as “taming the infidels”?
CLAIM: Earlier this year, a viral tweet stated that a northern Imam, Muhammad Bin Uthman, refers to the killings of…
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Elections
ANALYSIS: Five propaganda strategies politicians deploy during elections
Politics is a game of persuasion; it is the psychological warfare of winning people’s hearts to do the bidding of…
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Article
ANALYSIS: With misleading headlines, US-based NewsPunch spreads half-truths about Nigeria
In 2014, an online newspaper publishing fake news and hoaxes was established in Los Angeles, United States. Its name? YourNewsWire.…
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Elections
Viral tweets from parody account allege Babangida’s support for Peter Obi
Claim: Using the name of Ibrahim Babangida, Nigeria’s former military leader, a Twitter user – in a series of viral…
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