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Twitter locks Nigerian handle calling for execution of Chidi Odinkalu, others

Twitter has locked the handle @Witan17, (Na'Gwaggo) believed to be a pseudo name, for using the platform to spread...
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Fake news represents clear, imminent danger to survival of a nation ──Lai

THE Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has decried the alarming rate of fake news in the country,...
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Facebook confirms removal of accounts peddling fake news in Nigeria, UAE and Egypt

FACEBOOK on Friday took down over 400 pages, groups and accounts on its platform that peddle fake news, stating...
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FACT CHECK: The many social media lies of Lauretta Onochie, President Buhari’s aide

Pictures can mislead in several ways: when they contain false information, are doctored to misinform or are employed in...
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We must act responsibly and stop disseminating fake videos….— Ramaphosa warns countrymen

The South African government has issued a strict warning regarding the spreading of misleading information on social media about...
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ICIR’s sponsored fake “fact-checking” about fake news

By Farooq A. Kperogi SEVERAL weeks ago, someone from Lagos alerted me to what he said was a “hit piece”...
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