The federal government has said it has uncovered a number of online publication sites dedicated to putting out fake news to spite the government.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja at the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations on a courtesy visit.
“It will amaze you that recently we unveiled almost 476 online publication sites that are dedicated to daily engaging in churning out fake news to fight the government,” Mr Mohammed said.
Mr Mohammed noted that fake news is threatening the existence of the…