fake news

IKEDC Denies Reports of Electricity Tariff Increase, Labels it Fake News

The Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) has strongly refuted recent claims suggesting that it intends to raise electricity tariffs for its customers starting from July 1, 2023. In a statement released on its official website on Monday, June 26, 2023, the company categorically denied the reports and labeled them as fake news. The controversy emerged... Read More

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No Approval Given: Tinubu’s Aide Clarifies Misinformation on Salary Increase

Dele Alake, the Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, has dismissed reports claiming that salary increases were approved for elected politicians and judicial officers. In a statement released on Thursday, Alake addressed the misinformation circulating in certain sections of the media, clarifying that no such salary review had been... Read More

Dele Alake, fake news, President Bola Tinubu, Salary increase

Fake and malicious news – Emefiele dismisses allegations of targeting Tinubu

Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has categorically denied accusations of orchestrating a plot against Bola Tinubu, the President-elect. Reports had emerged claiming that Emefiele was working with a “billionaire retired general” from the north, and had provided funds to Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivor, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party in... Read More

All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Babajide Sanwo-Olu., Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), fake news, gbadebo rhodes-vivour, Godwin Emefiele, Labour Party (LP)

February 21, 2023

Hacker posted fake CBN statement on my social media – Aisha Buhari

Aisha Buhari, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, says the false statement on the extension of the old naira currency deadline, posted on her social media accounts, was the work of a “hacker”. On Tuesday, a statement purportedly signed by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) spokesperson Osita Nwanisobi spread like wildfire through social media. According... Read More

Aisha buhari, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), fake news, Hacker, old naira deadline, social media, statement

February 21, 2023

CBN disputes statement shared by Aisha Buhari on naira notes deadline

The CBN of Nigeria has denied claims that it will keep old naira notes in circulation until May 1, 2023. On Tuesday, a statement attributed to CBN spokesman Osita Nwanisobi began making the rounds on various social media sites. According to the announcement, the central bank has been instructed to reissue the old naira notes,... Read More

Aisha buhari, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), fake news, Old notes deadline, statement

November 12, 2022

INEC states that it is not looking into the US case against Tinubu, viral document a fake

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed claims that it is investigating a criminal forfeiture case involving All Progressives Congress presidential candidate Bola Tinubu (APC). On Friday, a paper bearing INEC’s letterhead leaked on social media platforms, claiming that the commission was investigating a 1993 case in the United States involving Tinubu forfeiting money... Read More

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, fake news, INEC, US Case

October 17, 2022

Labour Party Senatorial candidate was arrested and not abducted for spreading fake news against Gov Dave Umahi and other pending cases – Police

The Ebonyi State Police Command has declared the purported kidnapping of Linus Okorie, Labour Party senatorial candidate for Ebonyi South, to be false. SP Chris Anyanwu, the command’s spokesman, told reporters in Abakaliki on Monday that Okorie had just been arrested and not kidnapped. He stated that Okorie, a former member of the House of... Read More

Ebonyi State Police Command, fake news, Governor Dave Umahi, Labour Party, Linus Okorie

September 7, 2022

Imo will overcome present challenges with prayers – Uzodimma; Falana sues FG, NASS over absence of CCTV at Kuje prisons | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Imo will overcome present challenges with prayers – Uzodimma Be mindful of fake news, NBC urges Nigerians Falana sues FG, NASS over absence of CCTV at Kuje prisons Nigeria now global supplier of tech talents – FG Police arrest fake reverend sister for child trafficking, rescue 15 children Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal... Read More

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August 24, 2022

U.S. to repatriate fresh $23m Abacha loot to Nigeria; Fake news, misinformation is worsening insecurity – Lai Mohammed | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

U.S. to repatriate fresh $23m Abacha loot to Nigeria Lagos, FG start fresh COVID-19 vaccination Fake news, misinformation worsening insecurity – Lai Mohammed 4 kidnapped Catholic Reverend Sisters freed in Imo Gunmen kill driver, abduct two Catholic priests Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you... Read More

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Fake news

This is what we mean when we say you should not spread fake news

We will blame platforms for the spread of fake news and leave out the fact that people actually make the effort to ensure those false news items are spread. That is one conversation. The other is that we usually ask if fake news affects an election. This question is not an easy one to answer.... Read More

Editi Effiong

November 22, 2020

Editi Effiong’s citizen journalism is commendable and should be emulated

Filmmaker, Editi Effiong who is mostly known for his movie UpNorth has been doing an amazing reportage of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry and restitution for Victims of SARS related Abuses and Lekki Toll Gate Incident. The acclaimed filmmaker has given daily reportage including off the record moments of the panel via his... Read More

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October 11, 2017

Trump fires back at media over John Kelly’s sack rumour

President Trump has dismissed rumours of his impending firing of White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. President Trump instead commended the services of the former military general, arguing that he is doing a fantastic job for him and the entire country. The President, as usual, slammed the media for being “dishonest”. Trump in a... Read More

donald trump, fake news, John Kelly

September 29, 2017

Those who consume fake news should be punished alongside those who disseminate it – Femi Adesina

Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina said he has suffered in the hands of those who twist information. He said this in Lagos on Thursday while speaking at the 5th-anniversary lecture of News Express. What he said: Those who consume fake news alongside those who disseminate it should be punished. Fake news is now an epidemic. He... Read More

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September 27, 2017

Paul Horner, ‘the guy who got Trump elected’ is dead

Popular purveyor of fake news, Paul Horner 38 has been found dead in Phoenix. Paul became famous for influencing the 2016 presidential election. According to UK independent, Sheriff Casey’s office revealed that the peddler of hoaxes was found dead in his bed on Tuesday, September 18. Another official , Fields Moseley told Mailonline that the... Read More

fake news, Paul Horner, US election

August 21, 2017

Senate majority leader, McConnell dismisses Trump’s “fake news” claims

by Adedotun Michael Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell while talking to a group at the Louisville Chamber of Commerce has dismissed one of President Donald Trump’s most-repeated claims by saying, “most news is not fake.” Trump has consistently slammed several media agencies for their critical coverage of both his candidacy and his presidency, and has... Read More

donald trump, fake news, Mitch McConnell

August 21, 2017

Trump heads back to Washington amidst disappointment with media

by Adedotun Michael President Donald Trump after spending a couple of days at his Trump Tower in New York city where he was embroiled in series of undertakings and activities has flown back to Washington to continue his presidential assignment. Mr Trump who is recovering from the imbroglios generated by the ousting of his former... Read More

donald trump, fake news, Media

August 10, 2017

We used our Freedom of Information rights with the Presidency and this happened

In 2011, the Nigerian Press stole a win from the National Assembly. The Freedom of Information Act was finally signed into law giving everyone in Nigeria the right to request information “whether or not contained in any written form, which is in the custody or possession of any public official, agency or institution howsoever described.”... Read More

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Trump attacks “fake news media” for ‘refusing’ to report UN sanctions on N/Korea

US President Trump has lambasted the media for yet another dubbed fake delivery. Trump has frequently been in the eyes of the media, and it doesn’t take long for him to express his disapproval of reports which he had always called misleading. In his latest tweet, President Trump slammed the media as being fake. “The... Read More

donald trump, fake news, North Korea, UN sanctions

Trump tweets: “Despite fake news, Trump base is far bigger & stronger than ever”

President Donald Trump tweeted in a long Twitter rant that despite the malicious coverage his administration was getting from the media, his base was getting bigger and stronger than ever. “Hard to believe that with 24/7 #Fake News on CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, NYTIMES & WAPO, the Trump base is getting stronger!” he tweeted. Hard to believe... Read More

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Trump reacts to New York Times article, calls it “totally inept”

President Donald Trump in a series of tweets early Monday, railed against The New York Times calling it “inept”. The failing @nytimes, which has made every wrong prediction about me including my big election win (apologized), is totally inept! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 7, 2017 The tweet seems to be the president’s reaction... Read More

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Trump accuses “fake news” of not reporting the successes of his first six months

President Donald Trump on Sunday decided to take a minute to express his frustration at how mainstream media had failed to cover the news of major successes in his six months as President of the United States, POLITICO reports. Trump who is on a “working vacation” in New Jersey while the White House is undergoing... Read More

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Fake news now influences outcome of elections – Osinbajo

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said with advances in technology, Nigeria has to adjust its realities. Osinbajo said this at the course 25 graduation ceremony of the National Defence College in Abuja on Friday. He said with the internet, fake news now influences election outcomes and terrorists are able to release propaganda videos. “We have... Read More

elections, fake news, outcome, terrorists, warfare, Yemi Osinbajo

The Thread: 17 things that prove that Trump has successfully deceived half of America

America is divided into two halves: Conservatives and Liberals (otherwise known as the right and the left) and they never quite see eye to eye. In the days since Donald Trump became president, the two parties have been at war. Every other week, there is a protest against Trump’s mostly harebrained policies and every day... Read More

American politics, donald trump, fake news, Republicans, The Thread, white house

“Vile Piece of Sh_t” | Paul Watson attacks J.K. Rowling for spreading fake news about Donald Trump

J.K Rowling couldn’t wait to criticise President Donald Trump for apparently ignoring a child in a wheelchair – but he apparently didn’t. She wrote: And got this reactions from writer, Paul Joseph Watson: JK Rowling lied about Trump ignoring a disabled boy in a wheelchair. Is there any depth to which she won't stoop?https://t.co/Vmh2M7dyPe —... Read More

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Looters

We’re on the move to checkmate fake news – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said the Ministry has moved to checkmate the menace of fake news by strengthening the capacity of its Information Officers. The Minister stated this in Abuja on Wednesday in his keynote address at a capacity building Workshop for Strategic Communication Liaison Officers, with the theme “Mainstreaming... Read More

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How will CNN get on with Scaramucci?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Donald J. Trump’s appointment of a new director to the White House Communications office has continued to elicit reactions and comments from the US media. Anthony Scaramucci, the 52-year old banker, was made the permanent head of Communications this week, the role that had been held in a temporary position by... Read More

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Fake news is distorting democracy in our country – Trump

President Trump early Sunday blasted the news media for using unidentified sources and “highly slanted and even fraudulent reporting.” “With all of its phony unnamed sources & highly slanted & even fraudulent reporting, #Fake News is DISTORTING DEMOCRACY in our country!” he tweeted. With all of its phony unnamed sources & highly slanted & even... Read More

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Trump is back bashing fake news, says most media sources are made up and do not exist

President Donald Trump is back on the “fake news” bashing train. Following the field day the press had with Donald Trump Jr’s inconsistent accounts of meeting with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 election campaign, the president wrote early Wednesday; “Remember, when you hear the words “sources say”from the Fake Media, often times those sources... Read More

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CNN takes another big hit but this time, it wasn’t Trump tweeting mean things #CNNBlackmail

CNN has had unarguably the worst time since Donald Trump became President. From being shutdown by the President during a press briefing to being called all sorts of names, the 24-hour Cable News Network has almost become synonymous with Fake News under Trump‘s constant attack. Of course, this doesn’t mean CNN is losing financially too,... Read More

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