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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Six major misinformation subjects Nigerian fact-checkers battled in 2020

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Six major misinformation subjects Nigerian fact-checkers battled in 2020

Dubawa February 1, 2021 0

Fake news has gradually evolved to settle as a force that can’t be completely ruled out so...

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NIMC not offering N10,000, 5GB data to old sim users

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NIMC not offering N10,000, 5GB data to old sim users

Silas Jonathan January 30, 2021 0

Claim: a certain website claims that the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) is offering  N10, 000 and...

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What you need to know about new COVID-19 health protection regulation signed by Buhari

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What you need to know about new COVID-19 health protection regulation signed by Buhari

Lois Ugbede January 30, 2021 0

On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari signed a new law titled Coronavirus Disease Health Protection...

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Website asking Nigerians to verify NIN-SIM status is fraudulent

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Website asking Nigerians to verify NIN-SIM status is fraudulent

Ifedayo Ogunyemi January 29, 2021 0

Claim: A viral post on WhatsApp is asking Nigerians to verify their NIN-SIM status via a website....

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True! Leprosy spreads through respiratory droplets and face masks help curb its spread

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True! Leprosy spreads through respiratory droplets and face masks help curb its spread

Lois Ugbede January 28, 2021 0

Claim: A viral meme claims that the bacteria that causes Leprosy is spread through airborne respiratory droplets...

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Ghanaian Rapper Sarkodie Is Not Dead

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Ghanaian Rapper Sarkodie Is Not Dead

Alie Tarawally January 27, 2021 0

Claim: A video in circulation claims Ghanaian Superstar Sarkodie is dead following a car accident in the...

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Does consumption of coconut trigger cough?

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Does consumption of coconut trigger cough?

Atinuke Seun-Ige January 27, 2021 0

Claim: Twitter users claim that eating coconut causes coughing. It is not true. Well processed and channeled...

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President Biden’s speech on US’ COVID-19 plans slanted

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President Biden’s speech on US’ COVID-19 plans slanted

Silas Jonathan January 27, 2021 0

Claim: A 13 seconds video shared on Twitter by Disclose. tv claims that President Biden said “there...

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Farmers/herders crisis: Old letter by Alaafin of Oyo recirculated as a recent message to Buhari

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Farmers/herders crisis: Old letter by Alaafin of Oyo recirculated as a recent message to Buhari

Lois Ugbede January 25, 2021 0

Claim: A report by the Peoples Gazette claims the Alaafin of Oyo wrote the President on the...

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