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INEC’s claim on ‘impossible timestamp’ in Amupitan’s X account controversy is false
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has claimed that a viral comment linked to an X account attributed to its chairman was posted before...
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Akpabio is wrong; no Nigerian state is without working internet
THE President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has claimed that over nine states in Nigeria do not have internet access due to insecurity.
Akpabio made...
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Claim that Jonathan endorsed Tinubu for 2027 election is FALSE!
A claim that a former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has endorsed President Bola Tinubu for 2027 presidential election has surfaced the internet and...
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Fact-checking Ajayi’s claims at the Ondo 2024 gubernatorial debate
AT a debate organised by Channels TV on Sunday, November 3, 2024, the two leading Ondo State gubernatorial candidates spoke about their plans for...
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Video does not show Ondo governor caught with ‘side chick’ in London
A viral video purportedly showing the current governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, caught in an affair with a woman has surfaced online ahead...
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No! Photo does not show Rivers’ INEC Commissioner wearing Tinubu’s cap
AN X account, @po_grassrootm, has posted an image showing a man wearing a cap with a logo identical to the one on President Bola...
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False claim that Yemi Adenuga has won Irish election circulates online
A claim that the Nigerian-Irish politician, Yemi Adenuga, who was nominated in Fine Gael Meath West area to contest in the Irish general election...
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UPDATED: Is Peter Obi the first presidential candidate to give an account of his campaign expenses?
AN X handle @Igbohistofacts has claimed that Peter Obi is the first Nigerian presidential candidate to publicly give account of his election campaign funds.
The...
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Video does not show DR Congo election commissioner being beaten and stripped
AN X user, Nkirukamma (@SabinaNkiru), has posted a video of a woman being lynched and beaten by a mob.
She claimed that the woman in...
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How disinformation actors fuelled violence, voter apathy in Imo governorship election
On November 11, 2023, off-cycle gubernatorial elections were held in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states in Nigeria.
The electoral umpire, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),...
