No! TETFund is not recruiting
A claim that Nigeria's Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) portal for 2024/2025 job recruitment is opened has been circulating widely on WhatsApp.
The message has...
CJID to launch digital tools at AI conference
The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) has concluded plans to launch two innovative digital tools designed to improve the efficiency and accuracy...
Fact-checking claims about Islam’s influence in the United Kingdom
AN X user, @Row_Haastrup, has made multiple claims regarding Islam’s influence in the United Kingdom.
In the social media post, the X user claimed that...
No! Opay is not exiting Nigeria
A viral claim that Opay has reportedly announced its decision to exit Nigeria has been circulating on WhatsApp.
The claim was contained in a WhatsApp...
Maria Ressa, Levitsky, others headline GlobalFact 11 as keynote speakers
Maria Ressa, a Filipino-American journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, has been announced as the keynote speaker for this year's Global Fact-Checking Summit tagged...
Did Israel propose a bill to criminalize Christian gospel recently?
A WhatsApp post which claimed that Israel recently proposed a bill to criminalize Christianity in the Middle-East country has been circulating widely.
The post was...
Simon Ekpa shares fake images of alleged Biafrans’ assault on Nigerian Army vehicle
A pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, has posted an image showing a vehicle riddled with bullets with a claim that the military vehicle sustained multiple...
No! Nigerian govt is NOT giving out child support funds to parents
A claim that the Nigerian government is paying a child support fund of N50,000 each to all Nigerian parents has circulated on social media,...
Manipulated image of Kanye West’s wife wearing long fur coat circulates online
AN X user @Am_Blujay, has posted a digitally manipulated image of Kanye West’s wife Bianca Censori on his X page.
The image showed Kanye and...
IFCN express concerns over Georgian legislation threatening press freedom
The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has expressed deep concerns against the proposed legislation in the Georgian parliament that could severely restrict press freedom in...
