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Yadda shafukan Telegram, TikTok su ka taimakawa Rasha wajen yada labaran da ba daidai ba har ya kai ga tsare wasu kananan yaran Najeriya

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Yadda shafukan Telegram, TikTok su ka taimakawa Rasha wajen yada labaran da ba daidai ba har ya kai ga tsare wasu kananan yaran Najeriya

Silas Jonathan February 5, 2025 0

Umar ma’aikaci ne a wani kanti da ke jihar Kanon Najeriya, inda kop’ina ke cike da kayayyakin...

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Critical insights from DUBAWA’s study on Twitter bot activity in the lead-up to 2023 Nigerian Elections

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Critical insights from DUBAWA’s study on Twitter bot activity in the lead-up to 2023 Nigerian Elections

Silas Jonathan January 2, 2024 0

Just months before the 2023 elections in Nigeria, DUBAWA conducted a study that sheds light on a...

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Yadda masu amfani da WhatsApp su yi zamba ke damfarar ‘yan Najeriya

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Yadda masu amfani da WhatsApp su yi zamba ke damfarar ‘yan Najeriya

Silas Jonathan November 21, 2023 0

Frank, wanda aka sakaya sunarsa, tun daga watan satumba zuwa Oktoba (2023) ya ke aiki tukuru. An...

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We tracked TikTok man glorifying coups, calling for Russian alliance: Guess who and where he hails from?

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We tracked TikTok man glorifying coups, calling for Russian alliance: Guess who and where he hails from?

Silas Jonathan August 12, 2023 1

A recent viral video on WhatsApp featured a captivating three-minute clip titled “We are coming with Coups,”...

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Bots, impersonation, and disinformation: The battle for truth ahead of Sierra Leone’s close race election

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Bots, impersonation, and disinformation: The battle for truth ahead of Sierra Leone’s close race election

Silas Jonathan June 13, 2023 0

The Sierra Leone election, scheduled for Saturday, June 24, 2023, is shaping up to be a highly...

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Typological analysis of fact-checking by the Nigeria Fact-checkers’ Coalition during the 2023 elections

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Typological analysis of fact-checking by the Nigeria Fact-checkers’ Coalition during the 2023 elections

Silas Jonathan May 22, 2023 0

Introduction Nigeria’s 2023 general elections have come and gone with sprinkles of victory, controversies, and, expectedly, the...

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Audio-based Deepfakes: Risks, detection, and verification techniques

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Audio-based Deepfakes: Risks, detection, and verification techniques

Silas Jonathan April 22, 2023 0

Jennifer DeStefano, a mother from Scottsdale, Arizona, received a hoax call in which her 15-year-old daughter was...

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Lagos gubernatorial candidates debate ahead of 2023 governorship election

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Lagos gubernatorial candidates debate ahead of 2023 governorship election

Silas Jonathan February 17, 2023 0

On Wednesday, February 15, 2023, four gubernatorial candidates vying for leadership roles in the Lagos state met...

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Is Zulum buying PVCs of Borno IDPs, as suggested in video? 

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Is Zulum buying PVCs of Borno IDPs, as suggested in video? 

Silas Jonathan January 5, 2023 0

Claim: A Twitter user states that Prof Babagana Zulum, the governor of Borno State, bought voters’ cards...

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Experts recommend media literacy to enhance mutual understanding in society

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Experts recommend media literacy to enhance mutual understanding in society

Silas Jonathan October 27, 2022 0

Experts have emphasised the importance of reliable and factual information to enable citizens to make sound decisions...

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