Misinformation

Bollywood actor, Mansoor Ali Khan has been arrested after blaming fellow actor, Vivekh's death on covid-19 vaccine.On Friday, while addressing the media outside a private hospital in Vadapalani where actor Vivekh was admitted, he…

Prince Harry has blamed the Capitol Hill invasion and the continuous harassment of his family on social media.Prince Harry pleaded for social media regulation and said “time is running out”.He said big-tech internet firms needed to…

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau says the state government is set to prosecute those misinforming people on the existence of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).The governor said this during a stakeholders meeting organised to deliberate on…

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, says that the present misinformation and misrepresentation of 5G technology has the potential to derail its implementation in the…

Big Brother Naija evicted housemate, Tochi has denied rumors claiming he called disqualified housemate, Erica a gold digger.Tochi via his official Twitter page on Tuesday, explained that his words were misinterpreted. According to him,…

Facebook and Twitter on Wednesday took action against Donald Trump for spreading coronavirus misinformation after his official and campaign accounts broke their rules, respectively.The video was a clip of a phone interview Trump did…

As part of its ongoing commitment to connecting people to accurate sources and combating misinformation, specifically around COVID-19, Facebook will begin rolling out a new on-platform campaign across a number of countries in Sub-Saharan…

Global tech giant, Google, on Monday said it was ensuring that credible sources of information were elevated on ‘search engine’ to tackle misinformation on Corona Virus (COVID 19).Google UK Public Policy Manager, Alina…

The UN Information Centre (UNIC) has called for more efforts from all Nigerians toward ending the menace of misinformation in the country.SEE ALSO: SAS Airline to Cut Workforce by Half Due to Virus Standstill The UNIC National…

Media experts have charged African news agencies to avoid misinformation or disinformation by fact-checking their reports to ensure adherence to professional ethics.They gave the charge at the conclusion of the maiden News Directors…