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OP-ED: How Low Digital Literacy Is Fueling Nigeria’s Misinformation Crisis
BY: Mustapha Lawal Ahead of the 2023 General elections, as Nigerians headed to the polls to elect a new president,…
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“It Feels True”: Why Political Deepfakes Are Becoming More Persuasive in Nigeria
BY: Mustapha Lawal In the weeks leading to Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, social media users encountered an endless stream of…
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2027 Elections: Grok, Social Media and the Fragility of Nigeria’s Electoral Trust
BY: Habeeb Adisa & Mustapha Lawal Nigeria’s digital political ecosystem is currently embroiled in a controversy involving the chairman of…
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The Invisible AI Threat to Nigeria’s 2027 Elections
BY: Habeeb Adisa As Nigeria moves gradually toward the 2027 general elections, the issue of artificial intelligence, elections, and democracy…
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REPORT: The State of Synthetic Reality(2025 Review & 2026 Outlook), Part III
V. The 2026 Outlook: The Deepfake Horizon And The Rise of Agentic Misinformation The Mainstreaming of Synthetic Deception As we…
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REPORT: The State of Synthetic Reality(2025 Review & 2026 Outlook), Part II
III. The Scientific Vector The Peer Review Collapse, The Immune Response, and the Politicization of Truth Perhaps the most long-term…
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Explainer: How AI Is Fueling Misinformation and Election Interference in Nigeria
BY: Mustapha Lawal Artificial intelligence did not invent misinformation, long before generative AI tools became widely accessible, false claims, propaganda,…
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REPORT: The State of Synthetic Reality(2025 Review & 2026 Outlook), Part I
FACTCHECKAFRICA The Industrialisation of Misinformation and the Zero-Trust Economy Looking back from early 2026, the misinformation landscape of 2025…
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Artificial Intelligence and the African Reality: Why This Series Matters Now
BY: Mustapha Lawal Artificial intelligence is often sold to Africa as a promise, a shortcut to development, efficiency, and global…
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