Mainstream

Machine or human interaction? Analysis of bots’ activities on Nigeria’s presidential candidates’ Twitter accounts ahead of the 2023 presidential elections

• Elections
• Featured
• Information Disorder Analysis Centre
• Mainstream
• Media Literacy
• Research

Machine or human interaction? Analysis of bots’ activities on Nigeria’s presidential candidates’ Twitter accounts ahead of the 2023 presidential elections

Dubawa February 23, 2023 0

By Silas Jonathan and Kemi Busari Abstract This study examines the degree of bot operation on Twitter...

Read More Read more about Machine or human interaction? Analysis of bots’ activities on Nigeria’s presidential candidates’ Twitter accounts ahead of the 2023 presidential elections

ANALYSIS: With misleading headlines, US-based NewsPunch spreads half-truths about Nigeria

• Article
• Featured
• Mainstream
• Media Literacy

ANALYSIS: With misleading headlines, US-based NewsPunch spreads half-truths about Nigeria

Ibrahim Adeyemi February 21, 2023 0

In 2014, an online newspaper publishing fake news and hoaxes was established in Los Angeles, United States....

Read More Read more about ANALYSIS: With misleading headlines, US-based NewsPunch spreads half-truths about Nigeria

Is aphelion responsible for changes in Nigeria’s weather conditions?

• Facebook Checks
• Fact Check
• Mainstream

Is aphelion responsible for changes in Nigeria’s weather conditions?

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo February 21, 2023 0

Claim: A viral post claims aphelion is responsible for changes in weather conditions. Verdict: False! The earth’s...

Read More Read more about Is aphelion responsible for changes in Nigeria’s weather conditions?

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

• Information Disorder Analysis Centre
• Mainstream
• Media Literacy
• Research

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...

Read More Read more about A typology and distribution analysis of information disorder on the 2023 general elections in Nigeria

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

• Featured
• Mainstream
• Media Literacy

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...

Read More Read more about How to spot ‘fake news’ on TikTok and Twitter in a viral era

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

• Fact Check
• Mainstream

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...

Read More Read more about Viral TikTok video claiming CBN’s Benin branch on fire false

Lady in viral video being flogged by men, not for marriage refusal, and incident not in Nigeria

• Fact Check
• Mainstream

Lady in viral video being flogged by men, not for marriage refusal, and incident not in Nigeria

Silas Jonathan February 14, 2023 1

Claim: Users on WhatsApp share a video of men flogging a young lady as punishment for allegedly...

Read More Read more about Lady in viral video being flogged by men, not for marriage refusal, and incident not in Nigeria

Video manipulated to show Biden condemning male transgenders

• Fact Check
• Mainstream

Video manipulated to show Biden condemning male transgenders

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo February 13, 2023 0

Claim: A viral video says US president Joe Biden condemned male transgenders, saying they can never be...

Read More Read more about Video manipulated to show Biden condemning male transgenders

Police officer, not imposter, caught stealing phone in N’Yofelleh village

• Facebook Checks
• Fact Check
• Mainstream
• The Gambia

Police officer, not imposter, caught stealing phone in N’Yofelleh village

Dawda Baldeh February 10, 2023 0

Claim: Modou Mbowe, the primary suspect of phone theft in N’Yofelleh village, is a police officer. Verdict:...

Read More Read more about Police officer, not imposter, caught stealing phone in N’Yofelleh village

Viral Shell plc recruitment on WhatsApp, false

• Fact Check
• Liberia
• Mainstream

Viral Shell plc recruitment on WhatsApp, false

Bryan B. Dioh Jr February 10, 2023 0

Claim: A WhatsApp message containing a link to a website purporting to be the British multinational oil...

Read More Read more about Viral Shell plc recruitment on WhatsApp, false