…credibility of the 2027 general electionsINEC outlined a five-point strategy to tackle disinformation, including a rapid-response unit and stronger partnerships with media scholarsPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada…

…governors approach the end of their tenures, while INEC raises the alarm over AI-powered disinformation ahead of the 2027 elections. Federal workers are demanding a N300,000 minimum wage amid rising living costs, the House of Representatives is probing a suspected fake government agency linked to dozens of bank account…

…we invaded the place. As expected, the rescue operation attracted a lot of social media disinformation; you have to sieve the information there. I give you an example: while that incident lasted, they were posting deepfake videos of children beaten with lacerations on their bodies. They were actually footages from a pa…

…warning that the growing sophistication of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven disinformation poses one of the most serious threats to the credibility of the 2027 election. He said the Commission’s credibility now rests as much on how information about its processes is understood and trusted as it does on the integrity…

…would also expose participants to emerging threats associated with misinformation, disinformation and mal-information, particularly ahead of the 2027 elections. He added, “We’re also training them on basic leadership skills, basic conflict management skills. We’re also going to teach them issues around misinformation,…

…but systems can fail, networks can disappear, and records can be contested. Disinformation can exploit technical uncertainty faster than official explanations can restore confidence. Artificial intelligence compounds the risk. Deepfakes, fabricated audio, and manipulated images can be produced cheaply and distributed r…

…the risk. “INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, has publicly listed hate speech, disinformation, localised violence, vote-buying and foreign interference together as major threats to 2027, meaning the umpire itself is not confident these risks will stay contained. “Mudslinging can become a laundering mechanism. Persona…

…and would take action against individuals involved in online hate speech, electoral disinformation and cyber harassment. He also disclosed that the command had established a Police Youth Dialogue to strengthen engagement between the police and young people on security, crime prevention, public trust and responsible cit…

A non-denominational pressure group, the Christian Conscience, has implored politicians to maintain issue-based campaigns ahead of the 2027 general elections, as it cautioned them against ethnic and religious sentiments. The group noted that campaigns should address matters that affect national development, rather than…

…on Instagram!Amupitan also raised concern over the growing threat of misinformation and disinformation, warning that unverified or premature declarations of results could trigger public panic and damage confidence in the electoral process. He specifically cautioned political parties, their digital media teams, and onli…

…had created new challenges for election management, particularly through the spread of disinformation and what he described as foreign information manipulation and interference. The Professor of Law challenged presidential candidates and party leaders to ensure that their supporters, campaign organisations and online t…

…fact-checking during the counting and collation process to counter misinformation and disinformation. The EU-SDGN EOH said its observers would continue monitoring the election beyond the polling units, including the counting, collation and transmission of results through the Registration Area, Local Government and Stat…

…the first high-profile detention of a sports journalist in Turkey under the country's disinformation law. Reports said Terzi continued to stand by his story after Galatasaray's denial and was quoted as saying he was "putting my life on the line" for the report. It remains unclear whether Galatasaray itself filed a comp…

…threshold, Punch reports.Content reproduced from other creators, automated posts, disinformation, and misleading material are all excluded. Accounts that violate the programme's rules face temporary or permanent removal depending on the severity of the breach.X said:"Original content is content you personally create th…

…Fedorova to leave the country, accusing her of acting as a conduit for Kremlin-backed disinformation campaigns aimed at destabilising public order and undermining confidence in French and European institutions.The French Interior Ministry confirmed the expulsion order on Wednesday, July 29. A source close to the case s…

…Union-backed initiative aimed at strengthening election fact-checking and countering disinformation. The organisation disclosed this in a statement on Monday, saying the support is being provided under the European Union Support to ECOWAS in Peace, Security and Governance Project, implemented by the Fundación para la I…

…becoming the nation’s Chief Electoral Officer. Amupitan also flagged misinformation and disinformation as growing challenges to credible elections in the digital age. The INEC chair spoke when he received a delegation of the Okun Development Association ODA, led by its President-General, Amb. Akenson Rotimi, on a court…

…illicit financial flows, drug trafficking, human trafficking, economic sabotage, and disinformation. These threats reinforce one another, creating complex networks that no single institution can confront alone. This reality demands what security practitioners describe as a whole-of-government approach. Military operati…

…a nationwide #CheckBeforeYouPost campaign as part of efforts to curb misinformation, disinformation and hate speech ahead of the Osun State governorship election and the 2027 general elections. The stakeholders said Nigeria's information ecosystem faces growing threats from coordinated misinformation capable of undermi…

…the state and commended efforts by stakeholders to counter misinformation, fake news and disinformation during the election. However, it noted that security operatives in some areas, including Ikere, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti South-West, Ekiti West and Ikole local government areas, restricted the movement of journalists, while…