A Six-year Mapping of Fact-Checks Shows Growing Partnership Between Newsrooms and Fact-Checking Organisations in Nigeria by Raji Rasaki Abstract Concerns have been raised over the capacity of fact-checkers to contain a barrage of fake content going viral on a daily basis. In a bid to live up to their billings, independent fact-checkers have partnered with various stakeholders in the information disorder ecosystem. One of these is the newsrooms. The aim of this partnership is to amplify the culture of truth and accountability in public discourse in the country. But is this partnership growing? What is the evidence of growth? Can this be measured? Are there impacts on both parties? What is the thematic focus of their fact-checking efforts? And who makes the most suspicious claims they fact-check? To answer these questions, this study relies on mapping the fact-checks published within a period of six years; that is from March 2015 to September 2020 (in th...
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