Fear mongering and homemade remedies: Fake news is getting in the way as Africa responds to the COVID-19 pandemic. DW correspondents around the continent asked experts to debunk a few of the damaging coronavirus myths.

The Social Media Week Lagos 2020 gets underway in a few days and The Guardian will be hosting two sessions.⁣ First, we’d take a look at how creators can balance timely content availability with premium audience satisfaction without compromising on either.⁣ Finally, we’d look at the global phenomenon called hate speech and how it can be regulated in Nigeria without misuse and abuse of power.⁣

Fake news spread via Facebook has triggered several communal clashes resulting in deaths in Bangladesh. Bangladesh's post and telecommunication minister told DW Facebook failed to create measures to identify hate speech.

Instagram will use ‘False Information’ label to flag fake news. The new update will inform users when a post contains misinformation.

Fake news threatens Nigeria's peace, unity - Lai Mohammed

I’ve not fled Nigeria, still around to cast my vote – Obasanjo

How The Guardian and other Nigerian media outlets are going the extra mile to separate fact from fiction and prevent politicians from weaponizing fake news.

Antisocial media? Europe's fake news fightback.

Gatekeeping in the era of fake news: The impact of social media during elections is a session aimed at exploring the effectiveness of social media for communication and monitoring during the 2019 Nigerian election.

Prof. Wole Soyinka has said that fake news has the capacity to cause the Third World War, adding that it may come from Nigeria.

Osinbajo expresses fear over raising danger of fake news.

Facebook Inc. decided not to send Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg to testify at a hearing held by a committee of British lawmakers investigating the impact of fake news.