disinformation

Fake WhatsApp messages in India and fabricated Facebook posts in Myanmar both led to real deaths. This piece breaks down how misinformation spreads, why framing beats facts, and what developing writers and platforms can learn from both cases.

I learnt to write fake stories in primary school. That experience reveals why Nigeria must embed media literacy into its school curriculum to combat widespread misinformation.

By Emmanuel Oluwadola Claim: Multiple Facebook accounts claim that a group of armed Hausa youths invaded an Igbo market in the North, and killed at least six men. Full Text The recent gruesome killings of some Northern travellers went viral…