Fatimah Quadri
Seasoned fact-checker and researcher Fatimah Quadri has written numerous fact-checks, explainers, and media literacy pieces for The FactCheckHub in an effort to combat information disorder. She can be reached at sunmibola_q on X or [email protected].
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...
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...
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...
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...
Fact-checking Tinubu’s independence day speech
IN an early morning nationwide broadcast on Monday, October 1, 2024, the Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, shared updates on the nation's progress, economic...
Simon Ekpa shares video of female police officer allegedly assaulted in 2022 as recent
A pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, has posted a video alongside claim that some men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) generally assault their female...
Doctored image of WAEC result does not belong to Peter Obi
AN X user @lanreneville posted an image of a West African Senior School Certificate Exam (WASSCE) with a claim that the result belonged to...
Photo of man showcasing human head as ‘prize’ from competition is MISLEADING!
AN X user, @ChiemekaEb9240, shared a photo of a man holding a human head while claiming the man in the photo was the winner...
Can the UN take over any country where protests continue for 15 days or longer?
A claim that the United Nations (UN) would take over the country from the Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, if protests continued longer than...
Critical thinking: An essential skill for children in the digital age
It is essential to instill critical thinking skills in children in order to help them navigate internet safely and avoid the negative impacts of false...
