Protecting Truth in the Digital Age
We monitor, analyze, and combat disinformation to preserve the integrity of public discourse.
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As residents of Makerfield prepare to head to the polls for a pivotal by-election, a shadow has been cast over the democratic process by a stark warning from digital safety experts. Recent data analysis reveals that misinformation on Facebook regarding local candidates and voting procedures has quadrupled in the lead-up…
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It is a sobering reality of our digital age that the very platforms designed to connect us have inadvertently created profitable ecosystems for those who thrive on deception. A recent, deeply concerning study conducted by the tech policy non-profit What to Fix and the Bosnian fact-checking organization Raskrinkavanje has pulled back the curtain on how disinformation actors continue to rake in money on Facebook, even after being repeatedly flagged for spreading falsehoods. By analyzing over 290 Facebook pages that had been flagged at least ten times by fact-checkers, the researchers uncovered a pattern that suggests the digital gatekeepers are failing…
Akinjide Kazeem Akinola, a prominent chieftain within the All Progressives Congress (APC), has stepped forward to set the record straight regarding a damaging narrative currently circulating on social media. The controversy centers on a baseless report attempting to associate Senator Abdulaziz Yari, who represents the Zamfara West Senatorial District, with a recent high-profile gold seizure carried out by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to Akinola, this was nothing more than a calculated disinformation campaign aimed at dragging the former two-term Governor’s name through the mud for political gain. In a strongly worded statement released this past Tuesday,…
