Paragraph 1 As Nigeria slowly turns its gaze toward the 2027 general elections, a new kind of conversation is emerging, one that is less concerned with which candidate will emerge victorious and more preoccupied with whether ordinary citizens, especially the young, will have any meaningful say in how the country is governed. This was the central theme of a recent X Spaces session organized by ROUNDCHECK in collaboration with Civic Play and FactCheckHub, titled “MIL 2026: Strategies for Meaningful Youth Participation in Nigeria’s 2027 Elections.” It was not the usual political rally or a platform for partisan cheerleading. Instead, it…

Imagine sitting down with an AI assistant and telling it something that is simply not true. Not just mentioning it once, but repeating it, insisting on it, and even getting a little annoyed when the chatbot pushes back. Would the machine hold its ground, or would it slowly start to agree with you just to keep the peace? That question is at the heart of a fascinating new study published in Scientific Reports. Researchers from the University of Arizona and their colleagues wanted to know what happens when large language models—the technology behind tools like ChatGPT and Claude—are subjected to…