October 1: Fact-Checking Buhari’s claim on pump price in oil-producing countries
By Olugbenga ADANIKIN
Covid-19 Checks
Claim that Nigerian government is giving out free N50,000 lockdown funds to each citizen is FALSE
A viral WhatsApp message which promises Nigerian citizens free N50,000 lockdown funds allegedly by the…
Politics
Claim on resignation of Ganduje’s aide on graveyard TRUE but tweet MISLEADING
ON August 10, a former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Chidi Odinkalu, tweeted that…
Security
Claim that Nigeria ranked 3rd on Global Terrorism Index 2020 is MISLEADING
ON September 10,2020, a report by a television news station - Television Continental Nigeria (TVC…
General
TRUE, 69 boys were affected, 21 die in 1959 fire at Arkansas Negro Boys Industrial School
A post which states that in 1959, 69 African-American boys, aged 13 to 17 were…
Government Policy
Is voting compulsory in Australia?
An image has been shared repeatedly on social media alongside a claim that voting is…
Economy
How true are viral claims on Nigeria’s unemployment rate, extreme poverty and debt profile?
A viral post on Twitter claimed that Nigeria has 28% unemployment rate, 49% poverty rate…
Health
Claim that warm water is effective in curing epilepsy, others is FALSE
By Olayinka SHEHU. A VIRAL post on WhatsApp retrieved on August 16 claims that drinking warm…
Elections
Ondo Election: Doctored video circulates online that Akeredolu’s wife was injured at polling unit as violence erupts
Different variations of a video which went viral on Saturday, October 10, 2020 claimed that…
Insights
With 55 per cent slash in Education, 42 percent in Health, Executive undercuts development priorities
By, Paul ADEYEYE A REVIEW of the Revised 2020 Budget exclusively obtained by DATAPHYTE indicates that the…
