A typology and distribution analysis of information disorder on the 2023 general elections in Nigeria

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A typology and distribution analysis of information disorder on the 2023 general elections in Nigeria

Dubawa February 21, 2023 0

By Kemi Busari and Silas Jonathan            Abstract The study analysed claims about the 2023 general elections extracted...

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How “Void Votes” could decide 2023 election in Sierra Leone

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How “Void Votes” could decide 2023 election in Sierra Leone

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay February 21, 2023 0

There will be 3,374,358 people voting in the general election this June, the highest since Sierra Leone...

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How true is allegation INEC disenfranchised eligible voters by moving their polling units?

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How true is allegation INEC disenfranchised eligible voters by moving their polling units?

Rasheedat Oladotun Iliyas February 21, 2023 0

Claim: WhatsApp message alleged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is moving people to other polling units...

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Ba duka hotunan yakin neman zaben Tinubu a Katsina ne sabbi ba wasu daga 2019 ne

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Ba duka hotunan yakin neman zaben Tinubu a Katsina ne sabbi ba wasu daga 2019 ne

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo February 21, 2023 0

Zargi: An wallafa wadansu hotuna a shafukan sada zumunta ana zargin wai yawan mutanen da suka halarci...

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Fact-checking claims made by Bola Tinubu at NESG dialogue

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Fact-checking claims made by Bola Tinubu at NESG dialogue

Kabir Yusuf February 20, 2023 0

Abstract Mr Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, spoke on his economic agenda and plans for...

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Is Nigeria’s infant mortality rate higher than India, as Obi claimed?

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Is Nigeria’s infant mortality rate higher than India, as Obi claimed?

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo February 20, 2023 0

Claim: Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, said Nigeria has a higher infant mortality rate...

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Old video used to depict Nigeria’s National Assembly complex invasion by DSS

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Old video used to depict Nigeria’s National Assembly complex invasion by DSS

Rasheedat Oladotun Iliyas February 20, 2023 0

Claim: A viral video on social media platforms alleged the invasion of the National Assembly complex by...

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How to spot ‘fake news’ on TikTok and Twitter in a viral era

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How to spot ‘fake news’ on TikTok and Twitter in a viral era

Joseph Omotayo February 20, 2023 0

TikTok and Twitter have become influential social media platforms that share narratives in faster ways than could...

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Viral TikTok video claiming CBN’s Benin branch on fire false

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Viral TikTok video claiming CBN’s Benin branch on fire false

Joseph Omotayo February 20, 2023 0

Claim: A TikTok account Okey Dubai (@okeydubai1), shared a video of a building on fire that is...

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False! CBN did not order closure of OPay, Kuda, and PalmPay

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False! CBN did not order closure of OPay, Kuda, and PalmPay

Lademi Aborisade February 18, 2023 0

Claim: A viral tweet asserts that the Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered the shutdown of Opay,...

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