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].
How true is the claim that every employer must pay the new national minimum wage?
NIGERIA's Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, recently claimed that every employer in the country must pay their workers the new national minimum wage.
He made the...
False claim about Nigeria’s inflation rate surfaces online
A verified X account, @Straightshuters, has posted a claim online that Nigeria's food inflation rate has dropped to 2 per cent from 34 per...
Video of ‘flooding in Italy’ shared by Joe Igbokwe is from mudslide in Japan
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Joe Igbokwe, has posted a footage showing flooded residential areas alongside a claim...
Fact-checking multiple claims about development indices in Anambra
AN X user, @uptownoflagos, has made multiple claims about development indices in Anambra State.
The claim was made in a post thread in response to...
New study reveals ways to safeguard elections against digital threats
A new study by the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) has identified four important steps in mitigating digital threats to elections while engaging with...
Video does NOT show Kenyan lawmakers hiding in the bush
A Nigerian music artiste, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa popularly called Charly Boy has posted a video online alongside a claim that Kenyan lawmakers were seen...
Video does not show production of artificial rice
A video alongside a claim that chemical is being used in the production of rice has been circulating online, especially on WhatsApp.
The video was...
Video of ‘Boko Haram terrorists getting arms supply by air’ resurfaces online
A video that allegedly shows Boko Haram terrorists getting arms and ammunitions supply by air has resurfaced online.
In the video posted by an X...
Viral image does not show longest bridge in Abia
A Facebook user, Peter Terlumun Impedance, has posted an image with a claim that it is the longest bridge in Abia state and also attributed...
GlobalFact 11: Fact-checkers critique social media platforms’ efforts at combatting information disorder
Stakeholders at the just concluded GlobalFact 11 conference have criticised social media platforms for their insufficient efforts in combating misinformation and disinformation despite their...
