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Facebook Fact-Checking Policy Framework and Nigerian Politicians: A Critical Reflection

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Facebook Fact-Checking Policy Framework and Nigerian Politicians: A Critical Reflection

Folarin Jamiu November 4, 2020 0

Summary In the event of elections around the world in 2020 and challenges posed by political dis...

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More tools to identify and deal with fake videos

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More tools to identify and deal with fake videos

Nelly Kalu September 19, 2020 0

Recently, a video of Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, announcing a resumption date for higher institutions,...

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Misinformation sharing and behavioural pattern of Nigerians on viral Stella Immanuel video

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Misinformation sharing and behavioural pattern of Nigerians on viral Stella Immanuel video

Raheemat Adeniran September 18, 2020 2

Summary On July 28, Nigerian social media space was flooded with several versions of a video of...

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Facebook Updates Terms Of Service: To Remove and Restrict Access to Users’ Content

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Facebook Updates Terms Of Service: To Remove and Restrict Access to Users’ Content

Roselena Ahiable September 14, 2020 0

Facebook says it is updating its Terms of Service (TOS) to enable it to remove or restrict access...

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Eight signs of propaganda as Edo, Ondo go to the polls

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Eight signs of propaganda as Edo, Ondo go to the polls

Dubawa September 14, 2020 0

By Francis Arinze Iloani As the Edo and Ondo States Election approaches, we have identified eight types...

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Fake social media accounts use Trump as signifier for trash talk

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Fake social media accounts use Trump as signifier for trash talk

Vivian Chime September 11, 2020 0

A twitter post, reposted on the Facebook page RADIO BIAFRA LONDON, claims that President of the United...

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APC bigwig, Joe Igbokwe, cuddles misinformation to buoy party image

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APC bigwig, Joe Igbokwe, cuddles misinformation to buoy party image

Vivian Chime September 10, 2020 1

An All Progressives Congress (APC) party leader, Joe Igbokwe, deploys varieties of cheering photographs on Facebook claiming...

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Viral Video depicting brawl between student and invigilator during WAEC exam is misleading

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Viral Video depicting brawl between student and invigilator during WAEC exam is misleading

Silas Jonathan September 8, 2020 0

Silas Jonathan A Twitter user  in a recent video  claims that an invigilator engaged in a brawl...

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No NBS records show 96% of mosques without bank accounts

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No NBS records show 96% of mosques without bank accounts

Francis Arinze Iloani September 3, 2020 0

A viral message on Facebook claims that the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data show that 96%...

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FALSE: Muslims did not burn an Igbo boy alive for urinating close to a mosque in Kaduna

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FALSE: Muslims did not burn an Igbo boy alive for urinating close to a mosque in Kaduna

Vivian Chime August 29, 2020 0

A Facebook user with the name Eya Oliver Uchenna, claims that an Igbo boy was burnt alive...

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