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Armour for the digital age: Three easy tools to help you verify information in 2025
In a digital world where it’s easier than ever to mislead, building resilience to false information is more important than ...
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No, Nigerian president Bola Tinubu did not top 2024 list of world’s most corrupt people – he came in third
IN SHORT: While Nigerians grapple with the rising cost of living and reported bad governance, a claim has spread on social media that an investigative journalism group has named Nigeria’s president ...
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No, Nigerian politician Peter Obi has not been arrested
IN SHORT: A message circulating on Facebook claims that Nigeria’s Department of State Services has arrested former presidential candidate Peter Obi in Abuja. The claim is false. Happening Now: Peter ...
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An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg from the world’s fact-checkers, nine years later
As Meta announces end to U.S. fact-checking, program partners warn of a setback for accuracy online and potential global ...
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Kenyan president William Ruto thinks he has a ‘fake news’ problem – but it is really a chaotic trust crisis
Five days after youth-led protestors stormed Kenya's parliament building in June 2024, beleaguered Kenyan president William Ruto summoned three top journalists to his State House residence in Nairobi ...
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Lettre ouverte des vérificateurs de faits du monde entier à Mark Zuckerberg
Il y a neuf ans, nous vous avons écrit au sujet des préjudices réels causés par les fausses informations sur Facebook. En réponse, Meta a instauré un programme de vérification des faits ayant permis ...
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Article on Covid-19 cases at a South African hospital is from 2020, not 2025 – ignore screenshot circulating online
There are fears online that the world could be facing another pandemic in 2025.  Cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a ...
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The year of the AI chatbot: Should you trust them to return accurate information?
The many related technologies known as artificial intelligence, or AI, may have felt inescapable in 2024. Countless news ...
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Faut-il faire confiance aux « chabots » de l'IA pour obtenir des informations fiables
L’année 2023 a été caractérisée par une surabondance d'informations sur les outils alimentés par l'intelligence artificielle, mais les « chatbots » sont devenus quasiment omniprésents en 2024. Dans ...
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Niger : cette image n’a aucun lien avec le départ de compagnies françaises et canadiennes spécialisées dans l’uranium
EN BREF - L’image dont nous vérifions l’origine a été prise le 8 novembre 2021 près de Kuznica, en Pologne, dans un contexte où les autorités polonaises ont envoyé des milliers de soldats à sa ...