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How Twitter helps journalists improve news sourcing, monitoring in the age of digital media
4 mins read Despite being trademarked as one of the platforms often used to peddle misinformation, push fake news and spread violence-inciting and hate-filled narratives, Twitter,...
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Explainers
/ 1 month agoEight simple steps to verify news headlines
4 mins read Fake news has gradually creeped into the Nigerian media, and this has compelled organisations like Dubawa under the...
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Explainers
/ 2 months agoAll you need to know about Twitter hashtag
6 mins read Twitter is an American microblogging and social networking service on which users post and interact with messages known...
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Explainers
/ 2 months agoDid You Know There Are Billions of Social Media Bots Designed to Mimic Humans? Here’s How to Spot Them
4 mins read “Bots” — automated social media accounts which pose as real people — have a huge presence on platforms...
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/ 2 months agoFour questions to ask when consuming information online
4 mins read The information age also known as the jet age has brought a significant increase in available sources of...
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Article
/ 3 months agoHow Journalists, Fact-Checkers Can Avoid Being Manipulated By Hackers
5 mins read According to Fact-check.ni, the spread of misinformation is inherently human. In their report, Lewandowsky et al explained the...
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/ 3 months agoUnderstanding How Deepfakes are Supercharging Fake News and Ways to Spot Them
4 mins read Imagine not being able to trust what you hear or see when you watch a video online, a...
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Article
/ 3 months agoHow to get verified on Facebook, Twitter as a journalist
5 mins read The emergence of social media has apparently changed the traditional pattern of journalism, with a large number of...
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Explainers
/ 3 months agoHow falsehood peddlers capitalise on trends to mislead audience: Spotlighting Nnamdi Kanu, Jacob Zuma’s victimhood
6 mins read The adage “one picture tells a thousand stories” not only highlights the simplicity of pictures in conveying information...
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/ 3 months agoThe smart use of social media in era of online Mis/Disinformation
4 mins read The prevalence of social media in society is almost unquantifiable and its influence in society has no doubt...
