Tag: fake news

‘We will keep doing our jobs, he should start doing his’ | CNN responds to Trump video tweet

President Trump tweeted a video of a WWE broadcast that was edited to show him pummeling a man with a CNN logo superimposed on his face, Sunday. According to CNN, the…

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Donald Trump says his use of social media is modern day presidential, we say LOL

by Roqeebah Olaoniye and Dolapo Adelana It appears Americans have got themselves a 71-year-old man-baby for a president. Donald Trump, has been the 45th POTUS for less than 200 days and in the short…

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“You have shed your blood, poured your love, and bared your soul, in defense of our country” | Donald Trump promises to take care of veterans

US President Donald Trump appeared on the stage of the veterans rally on Saturday night, decorated with a massive American flag. At the “celebrate freedom” concert he worked to energize…

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Fact Check: Jay-Z’s album contains no such thing as ‘a Queen not a Kardashian’

by Alexander O. Onukwue There are NO lyrics in the entire 4:44 album where Jay-Z refers to Mrs Kardashian; those are fake tweets. The fake lyrics was triggered by a…

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On to the next one – Washington Post | President Trump is here for fake news

President Donald Trump fired shots at The Washington Post and the tax practices of Amazon all in one tweet Wednesday, complaining that the “fake news” newspaper was protecting the online…

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After CNN, Trump turns on New York Times calling it “a fake news joke!”

After what could have been tagged, "Attack CNN Tuesday", President Trump and his administration seem to be championing an unspoken campaign against "fake news". Following a series of tweets, calling…

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“Bashing Trump makes CNN big money, but their greed has cost them” | 9 takeaways from Piers Morgan’s article

Since Donald Trump moved into office as POTUS 45, he has been the central focus of foreign media outfits. Each speech he makes, each tweet he posts is put under…

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“They are all fake news” | President Trump adds more names to the list

President Trump seems bent on railing on mainstream media this Tuesday afternoon. Following back to back tweets, where he blasted his "favourite" network, calling CNN "fake news" for retracting a…

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Trump puts CNN on full blast after it retracts Russia story

The CNN’s decision to retract a story  that connected a member of President Donald Trump’s transition team to ongoing Russia investigations  last week has been the butt of jokes for…

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Trump mocks “fake news”, calls Twitter his very powerful social media

Amid phony investigations, great witch hunts, and a 7-month-old probe into whether President Trump's campaign possibly colluded with the Russian government,  Trump  seems to find joy in just one thing --…

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Fake news media refusing to report ‘great economic news’ – Trump

President Trump on Sunday blasted "fake news" media for not reporting "great economic news" since he was elected. The president mentioned the number of jobs added since his election and…

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The Media Blog: Lai Mohammed says he is going to fight fake news, and we roll our eyes

First we mentioned what Lagos is trying to do - solving a problem that doesn't exist. Now the federal government is getting in on the game, fighting an enemy no…

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The YNaija Tracklist: How we uncovered Dammy Krane’s credit card fraud – TapJets | I’m following Ojukwu’s political footsteps, says Ngige | More stories

From the papers this morning - A tracklist. How we uncovered Dammy Krane’s credit card fraud – TapJets - YNaija I am confident presidency will sign 2017 budget soon –…

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Beware of fake news circulating on social media, FG warns Nigerians

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has warned Nigerians to be wary of fake news being circulated on social media. Mohammed in a statement on Sunday said those spreading…

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‘Fake news!’ Many of the leaks from the White House are fabricated lies | Trump says

President Donald Trump on Sunday said the United States media was fond of fabricating stories and making up sources. In a series of tweets, the president said he believed the…

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Farooq Kperogi: Growing cottage industry of internet falsehoods around Buhari’s health

by Farooq Kperogi President Buhari’s health is now the biggest source of clickbait (i.e., intentionally misleading or outright false headlines designed to make the reader click them in order to…

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The Thread: “Baba prefers oracle” “Ancestor of lies” | Nigerians drag Lai Mohammed over alleged statement about Buhari’s health

Viral reports carried by Naij.com, Channels 24 (not to be confused with Channels TV) say that Lai Mohammed shocked the world by telling Nigerians that although the president is receiving…

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#FakeNews: Someone is obviously trying to blackmail Sterling Bank

There's a certain Fejiro Oliver who has published an article on Sterling Bank and its supposed inner operations here: The weird thing is, there's another article () showing the…

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President Trump : “Fake news” officially out of control

by Itunuoluwa Adebo New tweets alert! US President Donald Trump is back on Twitter ( like he ever left)and this time he's on a roll about the former National Security…

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President Trump’s controversial #100Days ad may have violated federal laws

by Itunuoluwa Adebo According to the Daily Beast, a few hours after President Trump’s reelection campaign released a new ad to celebrate the many accomplishments of the president’s first 100…

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CNN refuses to run Trump’s campaign advert over “fake news” graphics

by Dolapo Adelana The war between US president, Donald Trump and CNN is far from over has the media outfit and the president's reelection campaign are trading words over accusations…

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The Media Blog: Stephanie Busari’s fake news TED talk is a must-watch

What does fake news have to do with the Chibok Girls? What does fake news have to do with Nigeria at all? It's easy to get swept up in the drama…

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“My administration is viciously and inaccurately covered” | Trump whines on Twitter yet again

President Trump a.k,a Tweeter-in-chief of the US is back on twitter making calling out the media’s coverage of his administration and referring to New York Times as a failing entity.…

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Trump discredits reporter who found proof of his tax payments, calls it FAKE NEWS

by Dolapo Adelana US President Donald Trump has dismissed as "fake news" reports by an MSNBC reporter on his tax returns. On Tuesday, a leaked document by the unnamed reporter…

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Donald Trump will not attend the White House correspondents’ dinner

by Dolapo Adelana US President Donald TRump has announced that he would not attend the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner this year. Trump made the announcement late Saturday night via…

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White House bars CNN, BuzzFeed, Politico, New York Times from press briefing

by Dolapo Adelana In a clear show of his disdain for what he terms, "fake news", the White House on Friday barred certain news networks from its press briefing. Networks…

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Trump lashes out at media, calls CNN, “Clinton News Network” (WATCH)

by Dolapo Adelana US President Donald Trump, has once again lashed out at the media. Speaking on Friday at the Conservative Conference at the National Harbour, Maryland, Trump said he…

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Fake news worse than insurgency, militancy – Lai Mohammed

by Dolapo Adelana The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the influx of fake news, if left unchecked, has the ability to threaten the nation more than…

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Simon Kolawole: Is fake news the new normal?

by Simon Kolawole Heard the latest? The Central Bank of Nigeria has been selling the elusive dollar to some end users at 61 kobo/US$1, while the rest of us are…

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Trump perplexed as journalist calls him out for lying (WATCH)

by Dolapo Adelana An American journalist Thursday spotted a lie in a statement made by US president Donald Trump during a press conference. Trump had during the conference said he won…

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