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Elections
Video does not show Ondo governor caught with ‘side chick’ in London
A viral video purportedly showing the current governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, caught in an affair with a woman has surfaced online ahead...
General
X user used image from Ghana to depict alleged ritual killing in Lagos
An X user, @ChiditweetØ42, has posted an image showing people gathering around a Hilux pick-up van with a claim that it shows a Nigerian...
General
Bobrisky has NOT been sentenced to 2 years imprisonment!
A claim that a Nigerian cross-dresser and socialite, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky has been sentenced to two years imprisonment has circulated widely...
General
Video of ‘Igbo Must Go’ protest in Ghana is over 1 year old
A video showing a group of women holding tree branches and chanting “Igbo Must Go” has resurfaced online with a claim that it shows...
News
Malicious actors using ChatGPT to influence elections – Report
A recent report by OpenAI has revealed how its AI model, ChatGPT is being used to generate fake content, including long-form articles and social...
News
BBC, Faso-check win big at 2024 Africa Facts summit
FACT-CHECKERS from The BBC global disinformation team in Nigeria and Faso Check from Burkina Faso have emerged winners at the 2024 African Fact-checking Awards...
News
AF2024: Fact-checkers, media urged to sanitise Africa’s information landscape
EXPERTS at the Africa Facts summit have urged journalists and fact-checkers across the continent to sanitise Africa's information landscape amidst surge in global information...
General
Image does NOT show soiled cash bundles recovered from Maiduguri flooding
A Facebook user, Dashap Sandra, has shared an image of bundles of a legal tender with a claim that it was part of the...
Elections
No! Photo does not show Rivers’ INEC Commissioner wearing Tinubu’s cap
AN X account, @po_grassrootm, has posted an image showing a man wearing a cap with a logo identical to the one on President Bola...
Government Policy
Did FG exclude institutions in Southeastern Nigeria from its student loan?
AN X user, @engrico2015, has claimed that the Nigerian government excluded tertiary institutions from the Southeastern region from its students loan scheme it launched...
