Covid-19 Checks
Are hand sanitisers flammable?
A surveillance footage shows a man who had drenched his hair and bare body with hand sanitiser bursting into flames seconds after being tased by the Police. This was reported by the New York Post. The report generated reactions, part…
Politics
Fake quote attributed to Sowore applauding Peter Obi circulates online
A fake quote attributed to the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore applauding his counterpart Peter Obi of the Labour Party has surfaced online. According to the quote, Sowore described Peter Obi as a humble man…
Security
False claim circulates that Apostle Suleman’s daughter was killed in Edo convoy attack
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…
General
Claim by Shehu Sani that Borno student died on January 26, 2017 is MISLEADING
FORMER Nigerian lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, on Thursday, January 26, 2023 tweeted an image of Yakubu Muhammad Fannami alongside some texts in honour of the late Borno student who died while preventing a suicide bomber from detonating a bomb in…
Government Policy
Fake circular on Nigeria Immigration Service staff replacement circulates on WhatsApp
A press release attributed to the Civil Defense, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has claimed that the application for the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) staff replacement has commenced. The circular titled: “Nigeria Immigration Service Notice of 2022/2023 General…
Economy
Fashola makes false claim that Tinubu is the first governor to raise infrastructure bond
NIGERIA’S Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has claimed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was the first governor in Nigeria to raise bond for infrastructure and development in the country. Fashola, who succeeded…
Health
Old video of World Doctors Alliance on Covid-19 resurfaces online
A video of a press conference where a European-based group of medical practitioners were seen discrediting the COVID-19 pandemic has resurfaced on social media. The video is being circulated on WhatsApp as ‘breaking news’ with the claim implying that the…
Elections
Fact-checking three Lagos gubernatorial candidates at ‘The Platform’ debate
THREE gubernatorial candidates in Lagos state on Sunday, 29th of January, 2023 spoke about their plans at a debate organised by The Platform on issues ranging from insecurity, traffic gridlocks in the state, education, infrastructures and health. The gubernatorial candidates…
Insights
2023 election: How dearth of data threatens fact-checking, exposes citizens to political misinformation in Nigeria
ON August 20, 2022, the presidential candidate of Accord Party, Christopher Imumolen said Nigeria has about 350,000 police personnel while speaking about his plan to tackle insecurity in Nigeria when he becomes the president. A Nigerian fact-checker, Ikulajolu Adesola, intended…
