How to manage news in the face of infodemics, misinformation and fake news – NAN boss
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – Communication specialists in the country have been admonished to be innovative and refrain from
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How fake news almost ruined my 40-year old marriage – Lai Mohammed
The immediate past Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has recounted how fake news peddled on social
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INEC urges media to remain resolute against fake news
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu has told the
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INEC to partner NIPR on fake news, staff training
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR)
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Fake news: NAN partners PRNigeria on fact-checking
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and Image Merchants Promotion Limited (IMPR), Publishers of PRNigeria and Economic Confidential, have
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Peter Obi didn’t take pictures with pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa — Official
Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate in the 2023 General Elections, Peter Obi, has described as fake, a photo of him and
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Peter Obi speaks on contesting for 2027 presidential election
Mr Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate, Labour Party in the 2023 elections has dismissed media reports that he is looking forward
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Four reasons you should reject Fake News and how to identify it
BY LAOLU AKANDE – First let me say how liberating to be back to the life of a journalist. I
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We’re not responsible for monitoring social media contents – NCC
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it is not the regulator of the contents of
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APC debunks report of hoodlums’ attack on President Buhari in Kano
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has debunked speculations by opposition political parties that President Muhammadu
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Elections: Nigerian Company unveils App, to combat fake news
Rise Networks, a Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Company, on Friday in Abuja, launched the “Run-Am” mobile app to verify
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Gov. Abiodun urges media to shun fake news, focus on objective reportage
Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has advised media practitioners to shun fake news as no society could develop optimally where
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Police protest over unpaid salary arrears story is fake news – Force PRO
The Force Public Relations Officers (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has debunked the story in the social media that some police
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2023: Prepare for your defeat, APC tells Makinde, PDP
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says no amount of fake news can save Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and
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Meta outlines plans to combat misinformation ahead of 2023 elections
Meta, the parent company for WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram, on Wednesday announced its plans to combat misinformation and hate speech
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2023: Journalists urged to shun fake news, hate speeches
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Participants at a two day training workshop for journalists and Civil Society Organizations in the
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NBC imposes N2m penalty on Arise TV for alleged violation of broadcasting code
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has imposed a penalty of N2 million on Arise TV News for alleged violations of
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UNESCO adopts Abuja Declaration as panacea to fake news
The UNESCO on Friday adopted the Abuja Declaration that preferred global funding of Media and Information Literacy (MIL) as panacea
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Fake news, propaganda big threats to democracy – Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says the biggest threat to democracy is no longer the gun, but propaganda, fake news and
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Publication on death of girl, captured in viral sex video with dog, is fake – Police
The Lagos State Police Command said that the publication, with the caption “Girl captured in viral sex video with dog
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