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].

Old video of flooded Ore bridge recirculates online

A claim that the Ore bridge on Shagamu-Benin expressway has collapsed has been making rounds particularly on Instagram. The claim was contained in a video...

Claim that Oyo has been split to two states is misleading!

TUNDE Ednut, a popular social media influencer and blogger, has claimed that the House of Representatives has split Oyo state into two states. He made...

IFCN awards 2024 GROW grants to 20 organisations

The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute, has awarded $50,000 each from the 2024 GROW grant to 20 fact-checking organisations globally to...

Video compilation making rounds online does not show storm in Washington

A video has been making rounds on WhatsApp claiming to show a storm in Washington, D.C. in the United States of America.  The minute-long video...

Experts emphasise mental health support for media employees

MENTAL health experts have urged media employers to provide periodic training and counselling support to their staff, including journalists covering crime, disaster and trauma-related...

False claim circulates that Kenya, Nigeria are the least corrupt countries in Africa

A claim that Kenya and Nigeria have been ranked among the least corrupt countries in Africa has surfaced on the X platform. An X user,...

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...

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