Misinformation

Five statements on coronavirus shared by WHO that turned out to be misleading

THE World Health Organisation (WHO), a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) responsible for international public health has...

Week for Truth: Dubawa enlightens Nigerians on fact-checking, freedom of expression

DUBAWA, an independent fact-checking project initiated last year by the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ), has kicked...
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Fact-checking social media influencers who shared fake news during Nigerian general elections

Ahead of the 2019 Nigeria's general elections, many Nigerians knowingly or ignorantly shared misinformation on the social media. Some...

CDD’s Election Analysis Centre urges INEC to sort out pending issues before Saturday

AHEAD of the presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday, the Election Analysis Centre (EAC) of the Centre of Democracy...
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Nigerian media unite to fight misinformation ahead of 2019 elections  

AHEAD of the 2019 general elections, a coalition of news organisations in Nigeria is collaborating to combat misinformation, fake...

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