*Nigerians rank Sahara Reporters, Punch as leading FAKE NEWS media outfits*

Nigerians have ranked SaharaReporters and Punch Newspapers as the leading media outfits for fake news in the country following a vote on a poll on social media.

In a poll conducted by Oladele Peter, titled: "Which News Media Ranks First In Fake News". Sahara Reporters topped the vote, after being picked by 47% of the respondents.
Punch placed second with 27% while Premium Times and Daily Post placed a joint third with 13% each.

Oladele Peter, a professional psychologist, explained that he conducted the poll following weeks of fake news churned out by media outfits in Nigeria.

In this online poll which was recently conducted this month, some very interesting findings were gathered to show how respondents see the media houses when it comes to publishing fake news and passing it off as the real deal.

With the spread of internet usage and smartphones becoming as ubiquitous as pens, the phrase that goes “the world is a global village” has become a daily reality for billions of the world’s population. Zoom in on Nigeria and the global village becomes one long street of interactions in all directions, with diverse ramifications.

Nigerians are a unique audience of sorts, and over time this audience has come to identify the major home-based media outlets for their various strengths and weaknesses, presentation styles, as well as neutrality or partisanship in political issues.

Fake news is a global scourge and Nigeria is not immune to this terrible trend in news dissemination. After the US election cycle in 2016 that produced Donald Trump as president, the world became introduced to media tactics for aggressive controlling of narratives.

When media sources deliberately set out to twist the little shreds of truth, or outright falsehoods that get presented as news, it becomes the burden of the audience to sieve through all content and separate fact from fiction.

Let me check am coming

See the face of the guy that conducted the poll. Looks like a professional Yahoo + psychologist

What about nairaland that make such fake news popular by pushing it to front-page

I expect Punch, Vanguard and premium time to top the list. They are the official mouth piece of Dubai strategic meeting.

Vanguard reports today of a Fulani herdsmen caught with bag of bullets, no evidence, picture or video clip.

Brown envelope journalists .

Sahara reporters is just a victim of circumstances because of Sowore childish ambition

293 votes and he concluded....

Well I know for sure the Nigerian media outfit that can twist news from black to white goes to "The Nation"... undisputed.

I sincerely have laughable pity for the op for the Herculean task he was paid for to defend the indefensible call Fulani herdsmen terrorists menace in Nigeria. When a curse is place on a tribe it takes Devine intervention to clear but worsen when they foolishly chose the paedophile prophet . What a shame ! Check most of the statements and topics of the op and you will beg Almajiris to cry for him . It a hell of a task that runs mad to the partaker. Nigeria condolences on you till you make use of your free senses.

Absolute rubbish

Where is Vanguard? Why is it not listed to be voted for?

Kiss Daniel will hear this.

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