All posts tagged "Featured"
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Featured
/ 1 hour agoThe FactChecker
4 mins read A weekly newsletter that takes a closer look at the aspects of truth and falsehood in recent news...
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Article
/ 1 day 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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Fact Check
/ 1 day agoTrue, Nigerian Federal lawmaker threw cash at constituents
4 mins read CLAIM: A viral video allegedly shows Hon. Ibrahim Abuna throwing cash at his people. The claim that Hon....
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Fact Check
/ 2 days agoYes! It’s Theophilus Ogunlesi, not Olujimi Akinkugbe Nigeria’s first Professor of Medicine
6 mins read Claim: In a recent Facebook post, Dapo Abiodun, the Governor of Ogun State, claimed Emeritus Professor Theophilus Ogunlesi...
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Fact Check
/ 3 days agoFalse: Sim Swap Fraud Alert Message Impossible, Not From UBA Liberia
3 mins read Claim: A WhatsApp message purportedly originating from the United Bank for Africa and alerting customers of fraud has...
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Featured
/ 3 days agoNo! Covid-19 vaccines cannot power light bulbs
5 mins read Claim: Taking the vaccine enables you to light a bulb without electricity, according to a viral video. The...
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Featured
/ 5 days agoDUBAWA’s fact-checking training holds in Liberia
2 mins read Twenty-two Liberian journalists drawn from the country’s print, broadcast and online press will begin a four-day training in...
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Featured
/ 5 days 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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Fact Check
/ 6 days agoNo plane crash at Ilorin Airport as widely reported
3 mins read Claim: Several social media platforms claim that there was a plane crash at the Ilorin International Airport on...
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Explainers
/ 6 days agoHow Biases fuel Misinformation and Disinformation: An African Perspective
7 mins read Misinformation and disinformation are arguably as old as humanity. The popular myth that bats are blind is scientifically...
