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Zainab ABDULRASAQ

Seasoned writer and literary curator, Zainab Abdulrasaq is a factchecker for The FactCheckHub in an effort to combat information disorder. She can be reached on IG @blackbookishgirl or zabdulrasaq@icirnigeria.org

Video of crowd dismantling APC campaign structure in Kaduna is authentic

General
A VIDEO posted by a verified X user @UNOFFICIALFACT purports to show a crowd in Kaduna destroying a campaign venue set up for Nigerian...

Manipulated video falsely shows Peter Obi miscalculating Ghana’s health budget

Economy
A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate and the 2027 presidential candidate of the...

EXPLAINER: What 2027 electricity subsidy phase-out means for Nigerians

Business
Nigeria’s electricity sector is heading for another major policy shift, with the Federal Government targeting 2027 for the phase-out of electricity subsidies and a...

No, Sheikh Gumi did not threaten to ‘turn Nigeria upside down’ over banditry

ArtificialIntelligence
A VIRAL video circulating on social media depicts Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi threatening to cause nationwide unrest if any harm comes to bandits. The...

Ghanaian police officer’s fire rescue misrepresented as robbery feat

General
A VIRAL post circulating on social media claims that a police officer named "Mr. Anthony" single-handedly fought off 22 armed robbers, killing 21 of...

EXPLAINER: What you need to know about noma in Nigeria

Health
NEW research has mapped noma hotspots across northern Nigeria, estimating more than 50,000 cases over 25 years and identifying 64 high-risk local government areas. A...

AI-manipulated video falsely depicts Tinubu addressing economy

ArtificialIntelligence
A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show a recent national broadcast by Nigerian president Bola Tinubu addressing Nigerian citizens on the...

Old Sudan video recycled as Sokoto imam assault

General
A VIRAL video circulating on social media allegedly shows youths in Bodinga, Sokoto State, assaulting an imam over claims that he campaigned from the...

Nigeria housing project photo miscaptioned as Kenya’s Kilifi development

General
AN aerial photo shared on social media claims to show a nearly completed affordable housing project in Kilifi County, Kenya. The post, shared by an...

Video falsely linked to Osun election resistance was recorded in Ghana

General
A VIDEO circulating on social media claims to show residents in Osun State confronting military officers allegedly deployed to rig the governorship election held on...
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Video of crowd dismantling APC campaign structure in Kaduna is authentic

Manipulated video falsely shows Peter Obi miscalculating Ghana’s health budget

EXPLAINER: What 2027 electricity subsidy phase-out means for Nigerians

No, Sheikh Gumi did not threaten to ‘turn Nigeria upside down’ over banditry

Ghanaian police officer’s fire rescue misrepresented as robbery feat