Media Literacy

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

Ibrahim Adeyemi February 21, 2023

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

Glossary: Election-related terms, abbreviations you need to know

Phillip Anjorin February 21, 2023

All hands are on deck as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) prepares to conduct another general...

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

Dubawa February 21, 2023

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

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

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay February 21, 2023

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

How to spot ‘fake news’ on TikTok and Twitter in a viral era How Telegram, TikTok aided Russian disinformation that led to incarceration of Nigerian minors

How Telegram, TikTok aided Russian disinformation that led to incarceration of Nigerian minors

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

Joseph Omotayo February 20, 2023

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

Regulatory failure, a function that undermines public sector development: “Liberia in focus”

Varney Dukuly February 17, 2023

Regulatory failure is defined in different ways by different people. According to the London School of Economics,...

Violating electoral laws with impunity: The case of politicians and pre-campaigning in Liberia

Violating electoral laws with impunity: The case of politicians and pre-campaign in Liberia

Jackson C. Clay Jr. February 16, 2023

The election is a key pillar in every democratic dispensation, and the story in Liberia is no...

Explainer: The state of Liberia’s 2022 National Housing and Population Census

Gloria Wleh February 16, 2023

Census involves the complete enumeration of the population of a country. It shows the number of household...

2023 Elections: Everything you need to know about vote buying and selling

Christiana Amodu-Otinyia February 14, 2023

Full Text As Nigerians gear towards putting down a thumbprint on the ballot, their decision will determine...

Dealing with fake press releases for the media in Sierra Leone

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay February 14, 2023

Fake press releases are becoming frequent in Sierra Leone. Depending on the number of events happening in...