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Explainer: Supreme Court Judgement on Financial Autonomy to Local Government Areas In Nigeria
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya On Thursday, 11th of July 2024, the Supreme Court of Nigeria ruled that it is unconstitutional for…
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Health Misinformation Spreads Online as Cholera Hits Nigerian States
By Quadri Yahya & Grace Adesewa Since the outbreak of Cholera in some Nigerian States of Lagos, Ogun, Rivers, Katsina, Oyo,…
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Explainer: Did the Controversial $150 billion Samoa Deal Compel Nigeria To Legalise LGBTQ?
BY: Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Social media has been awash with outrage over the federal government’s decision to sign the controversial $150 billion…
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Content Monetisation: How Facebook’s Content Strategy Could Fuel and Reward Misinformation
BY: Mustapha LawalInformation is the new oil!Every content creator (social media user) is actively searching for the next viral piece…
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Can YouTube Notes Combat Disinformation Effectively?
BY: Mustapha LawalEarlier in 2022, YouTube faced significant criticism from a global coalition of fact-checking organisations. In a letter signed…
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Influence Operations: A Cankerworm on Information Cycle and Consumption
BY: Mustapha LawalBeliefs are considered sacred, so many people hold whatever they choose to believe dearly. It is thought that…
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Unveiling MyAIFactChecker, the Digital Tool Sorting Facts from Fiction in Africa
By: Abdulhakeem AbdulkareemWith over 600 million internet users in Africa, the potential for misinformation in affecting informed decisions seems limitless.…
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Analysis: Here Are Where Things Stand In South Africa’s 2024 Polls
By: Ibraheem Muhammad MustaphaAs South Africa is at the peak of its May 29 elections, FactCheckAfrica has resolved to provide…
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UNCOVERED: Bot Accounts, the Shadowy Purveyors of Misinformation on Social Media
By Oluwaseye Ogunsanya In recent years, there has been an inevitable rift of information pollution on social media as digital technology…
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South Africa Goes To the Polls to Elect New Leader: Essential Things You Need to Know
By: Ibraheem Muhammad MustaphaThis famously is the year of elections — with around 40% of humanity having the chance to…
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