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Deepfakes & AI-Manipulated Disinformation: The Looming Crisis for Nigeria’s 2027 Election and Media Integrity
By: Habeeb Adisa Nigeria’s internet scene has undergone significant changes in the past few years. Digital platforms play a significant…
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Mapping Disinformation: Thematic Risks & Narratives Ahead of Cameroon’s 2025 Elections – A Social Media Landscape Analysis (Jan–Jul 2025)
By: Mustapha Lawal Cameroon is scheduled to hold a presidential election on October 12. The country is experiencing a reduction in…
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REPORT: Facebook’s Monetisation Strategy Fueling the Rise of Misinformation Economies in Northern Nigeria
By: Mustapha Lawal Following our earlier analysis of Facebook’s content monetisation model and its inherent risks, this sequel focuses on…
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Google Drops ClaimReview, Undermining Verified Information Visibility, Following Meta’s End of Fact-Checking Program
The removal of ClaimReview is not simply a technical adjustment to Google’s search product; it’s a decision that undermines years…
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AI Alibi: How the ‘Liar’s Dividend’ is Poisoning Nigerian Politics
This global playbook for deception has found fertile ground in Nigeria's high-stakes political arena, where it is being deployed with…
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Social Media: Tinubu Challenges Digital Creators to Build, Not Break
FactCheckAfrica has played a key role in countering the kinds of disinformation President Tinubu and his aides warned about.
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Experts Warn Against Using ‘Unreliable’ X Data, But For Grok, It’s a Feature
New insights from AI ethics and compliance experts suggest the latter. Grok’s tendency to engage in what one analyst called…
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Digital Wildfire: How xAI’s Grok Became a New Weapon in Nigeria’s Information War
This week, Nigerians witnessed a new and unsettling front open in the country's ongoing information wars. The combatant was not…
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Debunked: The Truth Behind the Viral WhatsApp ‘AI Spying’ Warning Spreading in Nigeria
A message circulating widely among users in Nigeria claims that a new setting called “Advanced Chat Privacy” must be turned…
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The Unseen Borders VI: The Future of Passport Power; Will It Ever Change?
What used to be five-year, multiple-entry visas were reduced to just three-month, single-entry permits. The announcement, though phrased as a…
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