As the 2027 elections draw closer, all Nigerians, including communications professionals have the responsibility to watch out for strategic denial masquerading as scepticism. Communication practitioners must apply the same standards of truth to allies and opponents. Government and civil society organisations must pay attention to increasing digital literacy and the capacity for verifying claims and counter claims. The future of credible governance depends on it. That recent widely circulated video involving Senator Adams Oshiomhole aboard a private jet presents more than a mere momentary scandal. It exposes another layer to the insidious consequences of generative artificial intelligence and synthetic media whose ramifications we do not yet fully understand. Over the years, scholarly and...