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DUBAWA wins Google grant for automated radio fact-checking application

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DUBAWA wins Google grant for automated radio fact-checking application

Maxine Danso July 29, 2022 0

Google has announced DUBAWA as one of the recipients of its third Google News Initiative (GNI) Challenge in the...

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Hushpuppi did not execute $400,000 fraud from US’ prison

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Hushpuppi did not execute $400,000 fraud from US’ prison

Maxine Danso, Silas Jonathan March 28, 2022 0

Claim: A post on Facebook declares that Hushpuppi has committed a $400k fraud inside US prison. The...

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False; Dr. Ceesay and the Citizens Alliance party have not endorsed Adama Barrow

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False; Dr. Ceesay and the Citizens Alliance party have not endorsed Adama Barrow

Beatrice L Gomez, Maxine Danso December 4, 2021 0

Claim: Dr. Ceesay and the Citizens Alliance party have endorsed Adama Barrow for this year’s presidential elections...

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Dubawa annual Media and Information Literacy Campaign “Week for Truth” set to commence

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Dubawa annual Media and Information Literacy Campaign “Week for Truth” set to commence

Maxine Danso November 12, 2021 1

As part of its core mandate of championing research-based factual and verifiable content online and offline, Dubawa,...

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Pegasus: All you need to know about spyware that could erode your phone privacy despite encryption

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Pegasus: All you need to know about spyware that could erode your phone privacy despite encryption

Silas Jonathan, Maxine Danso August 18, 2021 0

Pegasus is a sophisticated spyware developed by the Israeli cyber-arms firm NSO Group that can be discreetly...

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Video purporting Boko Haram forcefully converted Niger Residents to Islam false

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Video purporting Boko Haram forcefully converted Niger Residents to Islam false

Silas Jonathan, Maxine Danso May 3, 2021 0

Claim: A viral video making rounds on social media claims that Boko Haram is forcefully converting commuters...

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Purported CNN bulletin photo claiming vaccinated COVID-19 patients eat other patients in hospital is fabricated

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Purported CNN bulletin photo claiming vaccinated COVID-19 patients eat other patients in hospital is fabricated

Maxine Danso, Silas Jonathan March 12, 2021 0

Claim: A photo purported to be a CNN live bulletin claims that hospitals are on lockdown as...

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Fighting Misinformation on Twitter: Intricacies of Twitter’s latest pilot feature ‘Birdwatch’

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Fighting Misinformation on Twitter: Intricacies of Twitter’s latest pilot feature ‘Birdwatch’

Maxine Danso, Silas Jonathan February 1, 2021 0

The preponderant influx of misinformation on social media and its injurious effects  on audiences have been a...

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