AHEAD of Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, made an appearance at a town hall debate where he spoke on several issues relating to the country’s economy and health, among others. …
THE Nigerian Fact-Checkers’ Coalition (NFC) has announced that it has joined the Presidential Town Hall series being hosted by the Arise TV News. A statement released on Saturday, November 12, 2022 by the NFC Secretariat, said the Coalition will be …
KADUNA State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai claimed that the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, at the time he was governor of Anambra State, ordered his arrest when he visited Anambra in 2013. According to him, Obi, …
A blog post has gone viral with the claim that a lecturer at the University of Ibadan gave $100 each to ten students of the institution who attended his first class. The report, published by CorrectNG on October 25, 2022, has …
A video has circulated online claiming that drinking pineapple with hot water can cure cancer. A Facebook user, Oyindamola Adeniyi, posted the video on the social media platform on October 19, 2022, with the caption that read: “unripe pineapple is …
GOOGLE has announced additional initiatives through the Google News Initiative (GIS) to support African journalists and fact-checking organisations to advance media literacy in the continent. This is coming amid growing concerns over widespread misinformation online. A statement issued by the …
A report has circulated online that the daughter of Apostle Johnson Suleman was among those killed in the recent attack on the pastor’s convoy along Warrake road, in Auchi area of Edo State. Gunmen had reportedly opened fire at the …
A recent study has shown how misinformation about vaccine safety influenced the reluctance to vaccinate children in the United States. The study, titled: “Misinformation about vaccine safety and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among adults and 5-11-year-olds in the United States,” …
AN old video showing Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for Nigeria’s 2023 elections, working out on an automated pedal cycling machine, has resurfaced online with a false claim. Tinubu had travelled to …
NIGERIAN music artiste, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, on Sunday tweeted a footage, claiming that the video shows Peter Obi’s supporters in the riverine areas holding a campaign rally with boats. In commemoration of Nigeria’s 62nd Independence Day Anniversary, many Nigerians home …
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