Iranian PressTV publishes misleading claim on numbers of Israeli soldiers with disability from Gaza war
THE Iranian state-owned PressTV has claimed that 70,000 Israeli soldiers have been disabled with thousands wounded in the ongoing Israel-Gaza war since October 7,...
FactsMatterNG, 38 others get Google/YouTube grant from IFCN
FactsMatterNG, a Nigerian digital-driven organisation that supports fact-checking amplification across social media platforms, is among the 39 organisations from 34 countries that receive a...
EXPLAINER: What you need to know about QR code phishing
RECENTLY, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) announced the suspension of Ejikeme Mmesoma from writing its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for three...
False Claim on Tinubu attributed to the Nigerian Fact-Checkers Coalition
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...
Disinformation in Brazil election: Lessons for Nigeria ahead of 2023 polls
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...
Old video of crowd booing Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq circulates online
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,...
Two ICIR fact-checks shortlisted for Global Fact 9 award in Norway
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...
LIVE FACT-CHECK: Ekiti Governorship Election 2022
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...
2023 elections: Did Ayade lose APC senatorial ticket in Cross River?
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...
Beware! ‘Tinubu Support Fund’ post in circulation is FALSE
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...
