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Over 476 websites created to fight Govt – Lai Mohammed

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476 online publication sites are created to peddle fake news to discredit and fight the federal government as said by The Minister of data and Culture, Lai Mohammed. He said this in Abuja yesterday while receiving members of the Nigerian Institute of PR .

Mohammed said the owners of the sites were feeding on the gullibility of readers to make their fake news go viral. “The latest which I found ridiculous is that the one that said days ago that that they had information that when President Muhammadu Buhari was within the UK the last time advised to step down because he could not even recognize members of his immediate family”

He also said that this vague news was threatening Nigeria’s existence. He said the NIPR had a critical role to play within the fight against fake news. Earlier, Mukhtar Sirajo, National President and Chairman, Governing Council of NIPR said they were willing to work with the federal government to engender peace and unity.

Data source: All Africa news

TOA Correspondent

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