FactCheck Africa, a media organisation, has unveiled MyAIFactChecker, ‘Africa’s first’ artificial intelligence-powered fact-checking platform, to counter the spread of misinformation and disinformation on the continent. FactCheck Africa, an initiative of
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BY SHEHU OLAYINKA An online website published a report on March 27, 2024. That was the first sighting; then, three Facebook groups posted the stories around 1:30 a.m. That was
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it does not believe in censorship as a means to tackle fake news. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, spoke on Thursday at a consultative
The Nasarawa government says it will partner with Bruit Costaud (BC), a firm led by Lai Mohammed, former information and
Mohammed Idris, minister of information and national orientation, says the federal government will not trample on the rights of citizens
BY RITA OKONOBOH “Our common enemy is COVID-19, but our enemy is also an “infodemic” of misinformation. To overcome the