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INEC denies appointing Ex-Lagos commissioner Femi Odubiyi as head of ICT
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied appointing Femi Odubiyi as head of its Information and Communication (ICT) department. …
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CBN debunks Aisha Buhari’s post on use of old N500, N1000 notes
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) debunked a viral press release claiming that the apex bank directed deposit money banks…
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Nigerian Fact-checkers’ Coalition joins Arise News Presidential Town Hall Series
The Nigerian Fact-checkers’ Coalition (NFC)) as part of its civic responsibility to combat disinformation in Nigeria, will be participating in…
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DUBAWA fact-checker wins African Fact-Checking Awards
DUBAWA fact-checker, Jonas Nyabor, has emerged winner of the 2022 African Fact-checking Awards in the ‘Fact-Check of the year by…
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How Meta fights misinformation through collaboration in Africa
Ms Ndegwa said events like the Africa Facts Summit serve as a learning ground for Meta. The company gets to…
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Africa Facts Summit commences in Nairobi
The two-day event, a gathering of fact-checkers, researchers, and other experts working on information disorder, will be held on November…
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Drogba debunks viral post on conversion to Islam
The photographs, which appeared to have been taken on different timelines and occasions, led to Facebook users either commending the…
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Unlabelled parody accounts will be suspended on Twitter, says Elon Musk
Just days after Elon Musk bought Twitter, the billionaire says users engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying it as a…
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Fake news can trigger 4th world war, says Pantami
Nigeria’s Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami, has said that fake news and disinformation can trigger the…
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DUBAWA, 10 others selected for IFCN fact-checking grant
The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has awarded $450,000 in grant support to DUBAWA and 10 other fact-checking platforms across the…
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