Shehu Olayinka
Shehu Olayinka is a data journalist, researcher specialising in investigating disinformation and digital manipulation.
‘I cured thousands of cancer patients’: Facebook is allowing pages to spread health misinformation through ads
Meta, owner of Facebook, is allowing health misinformation and disinformation to run freely on...
Truth under fire: The multi-front assault on facts during 2023 Nigerian election
Many Nigerians yearn for the opportunity to participate in a peaceful voting process, one...
Insecurity still a major problem despite Nigerian govt’s claims
Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, has claimed the number of deaths from...
How Tiktok account created viral video of Senegalese president criticising France
Two days after Senegal presidential election, a video alleged to be of the eventual...
Misleading video of armed men stripping Nigerian students naked resurfaces online
A video showing armed men ordering female students to strip naked has resurfaced online,...
Did Israel’s prime minister promise to liberate black Africans?
A video appearing on TikTok has claimed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he...
Fact-Check: Did Nigerian soldiers escort gunmen to Plateau killings?
A Russian telegram channel Срочно, Сейчас (Urgent,Now), with more than 189,862 subscribers, claimed in a post...