Crowning King of England: Viral white goat NOT for sacrifice
A post on Facebook claimed that a white goat in an image taken at the proclamation of Prince Charles as the King of England...
UNESCO confab to boost war against fake news, misinformation – Lai Mohammed
NIGERIA's Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said the 2022 Global Media and Information Literacy (GMIL) Week of UNESCO, will give a...
How fake PVC registration websites stirred misinformation over INEC’s CVR exercise
JUST as the Continuous Voters’ Registration (CVR) exercise embarked upon by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was winding down in July 2022, fake...
Electricity: Claim that national grid has collapsed eighteen times in 2022 is FALSE
FOLLOWING the collapse of Nigeria's national electricity grid last week, a viral claim has circulated online.
The report, which was published by several blogs in...
YouTube to remove videos with abortion misinformation
YOUTUBE says it is cracking down on videos containing abortion misinformation and will take down videos that provide instructions for unsafe abortion.
The company, in...
Osun Decides 2022: Claim that Yusuf Lasun has withdrawn from governorship poll is FALSE
A CLAIM that Yusuf Lasun, the Labour Party candidate in Saturday's governorship election in Osun State, has withdrawn from the poll has circulated online.
The...
Claim that personal assistant to Commissioner for Special Duty in Osun State was caught with thumb-printed ballot is FALSE
A TWEET alleging that Lekan Badmus, the Personal Assistant to the Commissioner for Special Duties in Osun State has been caught with thumb-printed ballot...
Osun Decides 2022: Old video of Iyiola Omisore sharing money resurfaces online
AN old video showing the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Secretary, Iyiola Omisore, sharing money with some people has resurfaced online.
A Twitter user, Ayemojubar,...
How resignation of APC chieftain stirs misinformation online
SHORTLY after an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Daniel Bwala, announced his resignation from the party on Sunday, July 10, 2020, misinformation about his...
How true are claims on mining companies in Osun State?
AKIN OGUNBIYI, the governorship candidate of the Accord Party in the forthcoming governorship election in Osun state has claimed that there are five licensed...
