USAGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN DETECTING FAKE NEWS DURING THE 2023 GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION IN OFFA, KWARA STATE.

Abstract

The study examined the usage of artificial intelligence in detecting fake News during the 2923 gubernatorial election in Offa, Kwara State The objectives of the study were to (i) determine e level awareness of Artificial intelligence tools used to detect fake news during the 2023 gubernatorial election in Kwara State. (ii) Determine the perception of artificial intelligence tools in detecting fake news during the 2023 gubernatorial election among Offa TV bloggers in Kwara State. (iii) Examine the influence of artificial intelligence tools in detecting and filtering fake news during 2023 gubernatorial election in Kwara state. This study made use of Cross-sectional research design and survey research was adopted as the research method. One hundred and ten available bloggers constituted the population of the study. A total of one hundred and ten served as the sample size which was drawn from the total population of Offa TV bloggers in Kwara State by subjecting the population to the census. Questionnaires were used to collect data which was analyzed with statistical methods indicating frequency, percentages, mean, and standard deviation. The study found that there is a positive perception on level of awareness of artificial intelligence tools in detecting fake news during the 2023 gubernatorial election. Also, there is a positive the perception of artificial intelligence tools in detecting fake news during the 2023 gubernatorial election among Offa TV bloggers in Kwara State. More so, the impact of artificial intelligence tools in detecting and filtering fake news during 2023 gubernatorial election in Kwara state. The study, therefore, recommends that;