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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 fquadri@icirnigeria.org.

Claim that cure for hypertension has been found resurfaces online

Health
A Facebook user with the name, Dr. Emily Johnson, has posted a video alongside a web link with a claim that hypertensive patients can...

GlobalFact 11: ‘Now is the time to do something’ – Ressa tells tech giants

News
NOBEL laureate and journalist, Maria Ressa, has called on tech giants, some of whom are also sponsors of the GlobalFact 11, to protect democracy...

Ghana to host 3rd Africa Facts summit in October

News
THE Africa Check on Friday announced Ghana as the host-country for the 2024 Africa Facts summit billed for October 9 – 10 in Accra. According...

False claim on presidential aircraft attributed to Akpabio circulates online

General
A verified X user, @Frankekechukwu, has claimed that the Nigerian Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, made a public statement regarding the purchase of two new...

Fact-checking essential to free speech, not censorship – IFCN

News
Fact-checkers from across the world have called on the public to support the fact-checking community globally as they face increasing hostility, including online threats,...

Over 900 AI-generated news websites uncovered – Report

News
NewsGuard said it has identified over 900 Unreliable AI-generated news and information websites labeled "UAINS". The findings come from NewsGuard's AI Tracking Center, which aims...

Iranian PressTV publishes misleading claim on numbers of Israeli soldiers with disability from Gaza war

Security
THE Iranian state-owned PressTV has claimed that 70,000 Israeli soldiers have been disabled with thousands wounded in the ongoing Israel-Gaza war since October 7,...

Again, Okonjo-Iweala debunks viral post on Nigeria’s debt profile attributed to her

News
THE Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has debunked a viral quote attributed to her regarding Nigeria's debt profile and fuel subsidy removal. She...

How true is the claim that democracy began from Igbo land

Politics
AN X user, @igbohistofacts, has posted a video with a claim that democracy began globally from Igbo land. The claimant attributed the claim to Bruce...

Video of soldiers in armoured tanks, heading out for operation is NOT recent

Security
AN X user, @ObiFran83678258, has posted a video on the social media platform with a claim that the Nigerian Army is heading out for...
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