Steve Dede
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Fact Check
Viral quote claiming Lai Mohammed threatening the US, UK and the EU is fake
Claim: A quote that Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, warned the United States, United Kingdom, and the European Union…
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Fact Check
Contrary to what he said in court, Lai Mohammed did announce N5 million fine for hate speech
By Steve Dede Claim: Nigeria’s Information Minister Lai Mohammed denied that he once announced a N5 million fine on hate…
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Media Literacy
Twitter wants you to open links before retweeting; how will this help in containing the fake news in Nigeria?
Since they took heat for allegedly enabling malicious actors in 2016 US Elections, Facebook and Twitter are doing everything they…
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Media Literacy
How Twitter’s new labels for government, state-affiliated media accounts helps in curbing propaganda
Twitter has continued to strive to control the flow of misinformation and propaganda on its platform. From flagging coronavirus hoaxes…
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Fact Check
Photo shared by Dino Melaye is not from #EndSARS protest but it’s misleading his audience
Claim: Senator Dino Melaye shared a photo of his G-Wagon SUV riddled with bullets at the back with Endsars written…
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Fact Check
#EndSARS: This viral photo is from an NYSC drama in Akwa Ibom, not Lekki Tollgate gun attack
Claim: The viral photo of a man carrying what seems like a dead body draped in the Green-White-Green flag of…
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