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Nurudeen Akewushola is a fact-checker with FactCheckHub. He has authored several fact checks which have contributed to the fight against information disorder. You can reach him via nyahaya@icirnigeria.org and @NurudeenAkewus1 via Twitter.

Trump affirms plan to sue BBC for $1 Billion over edited speech

General
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, says he has the "obligation" to sue the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) over what he described...

How lack of coordination marred Nigeria’s reaction after Trump’s military action threat

Insights
SINCE President Donald Trump threatened to “invade Nigeria” over alleged persecution of Christians, the Nigerian government has struggled to mount a coherent response.  The government’s...

Image does NOT show Ribadu meeting with service chiefs after Trump’s military action threat

General
AN image showing the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, meeting with service chiefs has surfaced online with a claim that it followed the threat...

 Video does not show Tinubu’s response to Trump’s military action threat

General
A video circulating on social media falsely claims to show Nigerian President Bola Tinubu responding to former U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent threat to...

Cambodia uncovers 2,810 fake news cases in nine months

News
CAMBODIA’S Information Ministry says it has uncovered 2,810 cases of disinformation and misinformation linked to incitement, assaults, and border issues within the first nine...

No, image does not show ABU hostel

General
AN X account, @ABUInsight, has posted an image claiming it depicts the Danfodio Hall of Residence at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. The post featured...

No, Amupitan was not part of Tinubu’s 2023 election legal team

Politics
FOLLOWING President Bola Tinubu's nomination of Joash Amupitan as the new chairman of the Independence National Electoral Commission (INEC), several social media users alleged...

No, Tunisia is not the first African nation to launch locally-made satellite

General
A Facebook user, @Afrocania, has claimed that Tunisia became the first African nation to launch a homemade satellite into orbit. The post featured an image...

No, 300 people were not recently rescued from a chained house in Kaduna

General
A Facebook page, Progressive Nigerian Politics, has shared photos of malnourished persons, including children, with the claim that over 300 people were recently rescued...

Photo does not show Tinubu in 1966

Politics
A photo purportedly showing a young version of President Bola Tinubu in 1966 has surfaced online.  An X user, @imakun122, posted the image among a...
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