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.

Five financial scams to be wary of in 2024

IN November 2023, an X user, @ElsaVanilla raised an alarm about the manipulative actions of Iriodalo Emmanuel Obhafuoso, a young man who fraudulently solicited...

Video does not show Osun governor, Adeleke dancing half-naked

A video showing a man wearing a traditional cap with a wrapper has circulated online with a claim that it shows the governor of...

Man City makes false claim about only player to wear World Champion badge for club, country

MANCHESTER City, an English football team, has claimed that her forward, Julian Alvarez, is the only player to wear the World Champion badge at...

Photos do not show gunmen attack in Plateau state

A photo collage showing the interior of a church and a floor stained with blood has circulated online with a claim that it shows...

False claim circulates that nobody was arrested, prosecuted for terrorist attacks in Northern Nigeria

AN X user, Shehu Ghazali Sadiq with the username: @shehusky, has claimed that the Nigerian government has never arrested and prosecuted anyone for all...

How AI shaped misinformation landscape in 2023 – Report

THE rise of artificial intelligence in 2023 has transformed the misinformation landscape as it provided new tools for bad actors to create manipulative articles,...

Ghana to implement action plan against misinformation in 2024

STAKEHOLDERS in Ghana's media sector have deliberated on a comprehensive National Action Plan to tackle the rising challenge of misinformation and disinformation in the...

Nigeria to partner UNESCO to tackle fake news in rural areas

NIGERIA's minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris Malagi, has said the nation will partner the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization...

Did Nigerian authorities announce the killing of one terrorist three times?

A former Nigerian lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has claimed that a terrorist leader named Kachalla was announced to have been killed on three different occasions...

Top 10 political claims we fact-checked in 2023

NIGERIA's general election is arguably one of the biggest events of 2023. The election was characterized by various forms of inaccurate and misleading claims...

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