Protecting Truth in the Digital Age
We monitor, analyze, and combat disinformation to preserve the integrity of public discourse.
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When the school gates open after the summer holidays, there is always a familiar mixture of excitement and anxiety. Children worry about new classrooms, new timetables, and whether they will sit with friends at lunch. Parents worry about packed lunches, dinner money, and whether the canteen will offer something that…
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As Nigeria inches closer to the 2027 presidential election, the country’s digital spaces have become a battleground where loyalty to candidates often trumps truth. Supporters of rival political parties are spending hours on X, Facebook, and other platforms, not just to argue policy but to create and circulate content designed to damage reputations. Sometimes the content is absurd, like the image shared by an X user with the handle “Mayor of Calabar” on September 2, 2026. It showed the logo of the Africa Democratic Congress next to a photo of Atiku Abubakar, the party’s presidential candidate, and claimed Atiku had…
Think for a moment about what it feels like to be lied to before an election. You are scrolling through social media and a short video appears of a local candidate apparently caught saying something outrageous. Your heart pounds. You forward it to your family group. Later you learn that the video was doctored and the quote was fabricated. That moment of confusion and anger is exactly what disinformation wants to create. It does not simply change one person’s mind; it eats away at trust in the whole process, making people wonder whether their vote matters at all. With South…
