1.0EduNewshttps://edumarkng.com/newseduadminhttps://edumarkng.com/news/author/eduadmin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="9Fp3nNxUnK"><a href="https://edumarkng.com/news/taming-social-media-misinformation/">Taming social media misinformation</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://edumarkng.com/news/taming-social-media-misinformation/embed/#?secret=9Fp3nNxUnK" width="600" height="338" title="“Taming social media misinformation” — EduNews" data-secret="9Fp3nNxUnK" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://edumarkng.com/news/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://cdn.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/social-media-1024x683.jpeg10241024Taming social media misinformation, In Nigeria, social media misinformation is no longer a hypothetical threat; it is a lived reality. During elections, fabricated results inflame partisan tensions, while in periods of insecurity, recycled videos of past conflicts trigger fresh panic. Public health also suffers as unverified cures spread faster than medical advice. In these high-stakes […]