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Nurudeen Akewushola

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.

Fact-checking GRV’s claim on increased price of PMS under Tinubu government

Business
ON November 15, 2023, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Lagos state during the 2023 general election, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, claimed that the...

How accurate is Obi’s claim on Nigeria’s public debt profile?

Economy
PETER Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 general election, has claimed that Nigeria’s debt profile rose from N12.6 trillion in...

Key Nigerian political figures fact-checked during off-cycle governorship elections in Imo, Kogi, Bayelsa

Elections
SOME influential Nigerian politicians shared false information in the build-up, amid and after the just concluded off-cycle elections in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi states held...

Nigerian government tasks editors on media literacy, fact-checking

News
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged Nigerian editors to use media and digital literacy, responsible reportage and fact-checking to stem the spread of misinformation...

All you need to know about Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi off-cycle elections

Insights
RESIDENTS of Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo States will choose their new governors on November 11, 2023 respectively, when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...

Musk explains how X corrects inaccurate posts with community notes

News
Elon Musk, the Chief Executive Officer of X (formerly Twitter), has said the platform introduced "Community Notes" to achieve a consensus-driven and non-censoring approach...

How true is the claim that eating Beans with ripe Plantains is ‘food poison’?

Health
A claim that eating beans with ripe plantain, a popular food combination in Nigeria, is considered poisonous and unhealthy has resurfaced online. The combination is...

Verified users post 74 per cent of misleading claims about Israel-Hamas war on X – Report

News
A new report  by NewsGuard has revealed that a significant portion of viral posts spreading misinformation about the Israel - Hamas war on the...

Nov 11 polls : INEC warns against election-related misinformation

News
AHEAD of the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo States, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again expressed concern over...

EU warns Elon Musk over ‘disinformation’ on X about Israel – Hamas conflict

News
THE European Union (EU) has warned Elon Musk over alleged disinformation about the Hamas attacks on Israel, including fake news and “repurposed old images”,...
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