…INEC, NGE, Soyinka, BBC, others proffer solutions By Michael Eboh Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Wednesday, warned that if the rising trend of fake news is not curtailed with utmost urgency, the believability and integrity of public information would drastically reduce, thereby damaging forever, our most critical means of communication. VP Osinbajo Speaking in Abuja, at a conference organised by the British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, tagged, ‘Nigeria 2019: Countering fake news’, Osinbajo lamented that the proliferation of fake news, mostly on the social media, noting that the trend might become dangerous with advancement in technology. He said, “Aside from the damage done to the integrity of public information, the capacity of fake news to cause harm and even fatal violence has been demonstrated time and again. But what is worrisome should be for us, what harm is done to public information. I think that a time would come, if nothing is done, that nothing wou...