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Silas Jonathan

(He/Him)
  • Researcher and Factchecker, Dubawa
Abuja
As seen in: Dubawa, Facebook, Premium Times, AllAfrica, Africa Check
Covers:  Fact-checking, verification, Misinformation, and Disinformation
Doesn't Cover: Sports
Digital Media Research & OSINT Expert | Countering Disinformation, FIMI & AI-Driven Threats | Team Lead @OfficialDAIDAC at @CJIDAfrica

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Silas Jonathan is an accomplished Fact-checker and Researcher at DUBAWA Nigeria, with a degree in Mass Communication from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He is also a distinguished Fellow at the African Institute for Open Source Investigation, where he has contributed significantly to research on information ecosystems in Nigeria and West Africa, particularly in relation to information disorder.
Silas possesses expertise in the use of fact-checking tools for verification and has conducted sever…

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Yadda shafukan Telegram, TikTok su ka taimakawa Rasha wajen yada labaran da ba daidai ba har ya kai ga tsare wasu kananan yaran Najeriya

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By Silas Jonathan
| Dubawa Verified
Umar ma’aikaci ne a wani kanti da ke jihar Kanon Najeriya, inda kop’ina ke cike da kayayyakin da suka sha rana suka kuma yi kura. Bayan da ya kammala makarantar sakandare, aiki da ya kasance kadai a gabansa ke nan. Duk da haka, da kyar ya ke iya samun na sa wa a bakin salati sakamakon tsadar abinci a dalilin hauhawar farashin kayayyakin masarufi, wanda har ya kashir 34.19% banda tashin farashin man fetir da ma dai sauran matsalolin da suka jibanci tattalin arzikin kasar.
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Inside the Hashtag Cold Wars: How Coordinated Networks on X Are Driving Disinformation in Ghana’s 2024 Elections

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By Silas Jonathan
| Dubawa Verified
On X (formerly Twitter), a coordinated network of accounts is driving hashtags such as: #IncompetentMahama #FailedMahama #1TouchForBawumia #BawumiaForPresident These accounts are disseminating harmful disinformation targeting John Dramani Mahama, the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). For instance, one leading account, Kwaku Brown (@kwakubrownies), falsely alleged that Martin Amidu accused Mahama of being “the father of all corruption” in the Airbus scandal.
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The Face behind IgbotimesMagazine, dodgy website notorious for spreading separatist, Russian disinformation

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By Silas Jonathan
| Dubawa Verified
Sometime in March 2023,  shortly after the Nigerian presidential election, a certain narrative went viral on multiple social media platforms.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

writing a factcheck on a false claim

Have you ever used a typewriter?

no

What does it mean to be a journalist?

interesting challenge

Awards

Fact checking

2021 - Africa Check Awards