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Trump Responds After Washington Post Retracts Fake Story Alleging He asked Georgia To “find the…

Faith Mar 16, 2021 0

Former US President, Donald Trump has reacted after the Washington Post corrected a fake story it published in December last year.Relying on an anonymous source, the paper had used several quotes allegedly made by Trump during the phone…

World

Washington Post corrects fake story that claimed Trump asked Georgia to “find the votes”

John Ogunsemore Mar 15, 2021 0

American daily, Washington Post has corrected a viral story it published about a December 23 phone call between then-President Donald Trump and Georgia elections investigator Frances Watson.Relying on an anonymous source, the paper had…

World

Chinese govt-controlled newspaper pays US news outlets $19m for ads, printing

John Ogunsemore Jun 9, 2020 0

Filings with the US Department of Justice (DoJ) show that China Daily, an English-language newspaper controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, has paid nearly $19 million to American newspapers in less than four years.The payments to…

Metro

WHO’s Reputation Hangs in The Balance as Lancet Retracts H.Chloroquine Study

Tony Abu Momoh Jun 5, 2020 0

The reputation of the World Health Organisation (WHO) may be hanging in the balance as the Lancet Medical Journal has retracted the Hydroxychloroquine study that led to the suspension of solidarity clinical trials for the drug against…

Tech

Fake News! Twitter Goes Hard on Fake Accounts

Tony Abu Momoh Jul 8, 2018 0

Information emanating from the Washington post suggests that twitter has now suspended one million accounts (figures could be much higher) it terms as ‘dubious’ in an aggressive bid to stem the flow of false information or fake news as U.S…

World

New York Times, CNN, ABC: Donald Trump Announces Winners of Fake News Awards

Femi Famutimi Jan 18, 2018 0

In a move which had been threatened for weeks, President Donald Trump has finally released his fake news awards list. Such was the anticipation for these awards that after being placed on the Republican website, it promptly crashed.…

News

Like Father Like Son: William Graham, Heir Of Washington Post, Kills Self

Ibukun Dec 27, 2017 0

William Graham, the 69-year-old heir to the Washington Post, was found dead in his house last Wednesday in an apparent suicide.This was much like His father, Phil, who committed suicide in 1963 by shooting himself with a shotgun.…

Government

Donald Trump has no problems when compared to Nigerian President-Washington Post

Uju Oct 15, 2016 0

Nigeria's First Lady, Aisha Buhari, in an interview with BBC Hausa, criticized her husband, President Buhari's method of leadership.Mrs. Aisha Buhari said she may not support her husband in the next coming elections if he doesn't shake up…