Artificial Intelligence
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AI Harms
“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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MEDIA LITERACY: Ekiti Decides: Here’s How to Spot Election Misinformation Before You Share
BY: Mustapha Lawal As voters across Ekiti State head to polling units on Saturday, June 20, they will not only…
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Ekiti Decides 2026: Everything You Need to Know About Saturday’s Governorship Election
By Mustapha Lawal On Saturday, June 20, 2026, voters across Ekiti State will head to the polls to elect their…
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Fact Check
FACT-CHECK: Old Video Falsely Shared as Evidence of Bandits in Nsukka
By Amarachukwu Callistus CLAIM: A trending video trending on WhatsApp has claimed that bandits are inside the University of Nigeria…
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FACT CHECK: AI-Generated Image Falsely Used to Portray Bandit Returning Late General Rabe Abubakar’s Body to His Family
BY: Mustapha Lawal Claim: An image circulating on Facebook and other social media platforms shows heavily armed bandits returning the…
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Verify Before You Share: Why Nigerians Must Check Images and Videos Before Dissemination
By Eniola Amadu Insecurity in Nigeria is currently at its crescendo. News reports of attacks, banditry, and kidnapping, among others,…
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Fact Check
Viral Missing Baby Story Was Not Nigerian — How Using MyAIFactChecker Could Have Helped Stop the Spread
By Mutalib Jibril Several viral social media posts about a missing baby recently spread across Nigerian online spaces, with many…
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EXPLAINER: INEC Chairman X Account Controversy – What Can (and Cannot) Be Proven
BY: Mustapha Lawal Allegations of partisanship against Joash Amupitan, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), have generated sustained…
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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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