THE attention of the Nigerian Fact-Checkers Coalition (NFC) has been drawn to a disturbing false claim attributed to our team of fact-checkers. The bogus fact-check card, now going viral on social media, had passed a verdict that the presidential candidate …
For fact-checkers across the world, election season comes with an enormous task, as it is often characterised by misinformation and disinformation. And the October 2022 second run-off election in Brazil isn’t an exemption. Supporters of the major contenders in Brazil’s 2022 presidential …
A VIDEO showing Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq reportedly being booed while trying to address a gathering at a public event has circulated online. In the trending video, retrieved from WhatsApp on August 10, 2022, some people in the gathering were heard shouting …
TWO fact-checks published by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), have been shortlisted for the Global Fact 9 award in Norway. The reports were shortlisted under the High Impact Fact-Check category. Global Fact 9, the only conference dedicated to …
Here are quick fact-checks on the 2022 Ekiti State Governorship Election filed by our reporters: MISLEADING: Image of Peter Obi sharing money NOT related to Ekiti poll CLAIM: That Peter Obi shared money ‘in appreciation of our loyal supporters in …
As political parties held primary elections on Saturday, May 28, 2022, ahead of Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, a news report circulating online claimed that Professor Ben Ayade, the incumbent Governor of Cross River state has lost his senatorial bid in …
A WHATSAPP post in circulation says Bola Tinubu Support Organisation (BTSO) is giving out N25,000 to every Nigerian citizen. The post, retrieved from a WhatsApp group, claimed that the newly increased fund is part of the Tinubu Support Grant, adding …
TWO videos tweeted by one of the first-class traditional rulers in Nigeria claimed that a combination of African herbs, roots and leaves was the ‘solution’ to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that has baffled the world for over 18 months. …
A video has been circulating on multiple WhatsApp groups in Nigeria which claims that eating “a banana a day keeps the coronavirus away.” The video has been found to be doctored with false claims. The video, which was produced in …
Fassara da Mai rawaitowa: Musa Sunusi Ahmad. Marubuci: Samad Uthman. Wani rubutu dake yaduwa a dandalin zumunta na Whatsapp wanda ke cewa Gwamnatin Tarayya tana bada tallafi dan dan temakawa yan Najeriya. Rubutun ya cigaba da fadin cewa tallafin na …