In May 2026, Nigeria experienced a revealing test of its preparedness for the age of synthetic media. A viral audio recording, apparently featuring President Bola Tinubu, circulated widely on social […]
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This investigation was produced by DUBAWA and is co-published by DAIDAC. A collage of AI-generated videos used in the Facebook posts. Photo Source: Facebook. In recent months, Facebook has witnessed
Governments around the world are moving toward increasingly interventionist approaches to child online safety. The evidence driving this shift is very strong. Clinicians, researchers and policymakers have documented causal links
Teenage girls scrolling on TikTok. Photo source: Gemini. Content warning! This story contains sexually explicit words documented as part of the investigation. Reader discretion is advised. At around 2:00 pm
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It usually starts the same way. A phone buzzes with a loan offer, a betting promo, or a campaign jingle from a politician whose rally you never attended, sent to
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Osun voters go to the polls on 15 August with more than 2.3 million people on the register. But one of the most important battlegrounds is already active: the information
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When an AI-generated video used Femi Falana’s face and a cloned version of his voice to claim he had suffered from prostatitis for sixteen years and to sell unproven health
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One month after an investigation found unlicensed loan apps reaching Ghanaians through social media advertising, the Bank of Ghana has publicly flagged four of the operators identified in the investigation. In a public
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Introduction When Captain Ibrahim Traore, President of Burkina Faso, was cheerfully celebrated by young people at Ghana’s Presidential swearing-in ceremony, it revealed more than mere admiration: a wave of influence
Summary of Analysis This landscape analysis examines the harmful narratives and thematic disinformation risks circulating on Facebook and X (Twitter) ahead of the November 2025 Anambra governorship election. It is
