Raheemat Adeniran
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Analysis
Doubting Covid-19 Data: An Analysis of Comments on NCDC Daily Tweets on Rising New Confirmed Cases
Summary With the recent hike in the number of new covid-19 infections, there are concerns about a possible second wave.…
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Featured
Curses, resentments trailed Nigerian Army’s Tweets tagging media reports on its involvement in Lekki shootings as Fake News
Background The lekki shootings of October 20, 2020 has been trailed by controversies with several sides trading and shoving blames…
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Elections
Fact-Checking the Edo Elections: A Review of the publications by Fact-Checking Organisations in Nigeria
Summary The recently held Edo election was keenly contested in the midst of political drama and several claims, all aimed…
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Featured
Cure Myths and False Ratings Lead COVID-19 Fact-Checks in Nigeria, With Governments as Most Targeted Entities
Executive Summary In this piece, we examined 203 coronavirus-related fact-checks published by Dubawa and Africa Check since the outbreak of…
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Analysis
Misinformation sharing and behavioural pattern of Nigerians on viral Stella Immanuel video
Summary On July 28, Nigerian social media space was flooded with several versions of a video of a woman, identified…
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Analysis
WhatsApp, Facebook, and blogs lead as sources of covid-19 claims fact-checked on Dubawa
Introduction The novel coronavirus outbreak has led to a global pandemic that disrupts lives in ways previously unimaginable. An increasing…
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