Fact-Checking & Misinformation

10+ hour, 57+ min ago   (470+ words) KNCDC Battles Diphtheria in Kano as Residents Turn Out for Vaccination "Tinubu's Government Is an Apology!" — Kenneth Okonkwo EXPLODES Over ₦2,000 Diesel! "A Nigeria Where the Son of Nobody Can Become Somebody" — Dino Melaye "The Battle to Send APC Back Is…...

13+ hour, 15+ min ago   (195+ words) ← Back to Publications The Government’s case for regulating online misinformation rests on a review that cost taxpayers almost half a million pounds, relied on AI summaries of 228 unread papers, and ignored contradictory peer-reviewed research. The case rests on two claims:…...

4+ hour, 58+ min ago   (652+ words) Washington (United States) (AFP) – A Russian disinformation operation has turned its attention to the US midterm elections, unleashing a series of deepfake videos that depict celebrities attacking Democrats, researchers said, with more expected to come. Issued on: 14/09/2026 - 22:29 The videos spread…...

8+ hour, 56+ min ago   (226+ words) Mumbai: BJP worker Manish Bhanushali has released an inflammatory social media video portraying Muslims as opposed to Hindu religious rituals surrounding Ganesh Chaturthi, while depicting confrontation and violence as a response to resistance against a Ganesh immersion procession, according to…...

17+ hour, 53+ min ago   (188+ words) Don't believe everything you see on the internet − including a video promising to lower your property taxes. The Ohio Department of Taxation issued a warning to homeowners on Sept. 14 about a viral video that falsely claims Congress approved tax breaks…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (238+ words) The “Katya” profile drew the attention of Jovica Jović, an affiliate of the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) whom RTL identified as a prominent figure in Germany's pro-Russian milieu. During private exchanges, Jović acknowledged that Russian security services were likely coordinating…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (550+ words) What began with small bitcoin-paid errands gradually revealed a system built to recruit people for more sensitive work without showing them the full plan. German journalist Angelique Geray conducted a months-long investigation into a network of Russian “one-off agents” in…...

20+ hour, 53+ min ago   (515+ words) Fact Check: Viral Video Falsely Claims PM Modi Said He Would End Poverty ‘In One Go’ A video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is being widely shared on social media, with users claiming that he said he would end poverty…...

21+ hour, 26+ min ago   (384+ words) In October 2020, from inside the White House, I stopped attending the Coronavirus Task Force meetings. I wrote to the vice president’s office in frustration that I had no time to spend teaching people who were “refractory to facts.” I did…...

22+ hour, 27+ min ago   (329+ words) ‘The River of Grey Flowers’: Good intentions do not always a good novel make ‘Adkitta’ review: Film about working parents and their son’s nanny falls between the cracks ‘Notes on the Rock of Job Charnock’: Kolkata emerges as a site…...