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Online disinformation in Nigeria functions as a routinized, everyday social practice where users actively navigate and share misleading content based on motivations like humor, risk management, and quiet protest, rather than acting as passive conduits. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This research aims to understand how Nigerian internet users experience and respond to online disinformation.

April 24, 2026Discover Global SocietyOpen Access

Dynamics and contours of online disinformation based on perspectives from Nigerian internet users

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JOJude Nwakpoke OgbodoEbonyi State University AOAgatha Orji-EgwuEbonyi State University ENEmmanuel Ogbonna NjokuEbonyi State University

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Qualitative research explores disinformation experiences in Nigeria, revealing complexities and trust erosion.

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This research aims to understand how Nigerian internet users experience and respond to online disinformation.
Qualitative design using 12 focus group discussions across Nigeria's six geopolitical zones.
Participants included 84 individuals aged 18-45 from urban and semi-urban areas.
Data were thematically analyzed to uncover patterns of disinformation.
Disinformation is normalized as a part of social media use, leading to skepticism and trust erosion.
Participants share misleading content for motivations like humor and risk management.
Most lack knowledge of formal fact-checking organizations despite using informal verification methods.

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Ogbodo et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69eb0a2e553a5433e34b450a https://doi.org/10.1007/s44282-026-00392-9

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Dynamics and contours of online disinformation based on perspectives from Nigerian internet users

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