Fact-Checks

Fact Guage:

General

Obi’s Independence Day claims: Fact or fiction?

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
FOLLOWING Nigeria’s 66th Independence Day anniversary on 1 October 2026, political figures and public officials issued statements assessing the nation's progress. Among them was...
Politics

Atiku’s Independence Day claims: What the facts show

Nurudeen Akewushola -
On 1 October 2026, former Nigerian vice president and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, delivered an Independence Day address...
Politics

Nigeria at 66: Fact-checking Tinubu’s Independence Day economics

Nurudeen Akewushola -
IN his Independence Day address on Thursday, 1 October 2026, Nigerian president Bola Tinubu highlighted what he described as improvements in the country’s economic...
General

Viral photo claiming Tinubu is ‘Nkoyo Nazebi’ lacks evidence

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A POST circulating on social media claims that a photograph depicting a man arriving in Lagos from Paris does not show president Bola Tinubu,...
Elections

This Kano rally was for Tinubu, not against him

Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video showing a large crowd marching with what appears to be messages against president Bola Tinubu has been shared on social media as...
General

INEC chairman welcoming Tinubu? No, it’s Ibrahim Masari

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A POST circulating on social media claims that the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Joash Amupitan, was filmed welcoming president...
General

Old footage falsely shared as Tinubu returns from annual leave

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims that president Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria following his annual leave. The video, shared on X...
Politics

No, Obi, Kwankwaso didn’t travel to France to bring Tinubu back

Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video showing Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, at an airport has surfaced...
Politics

AI-generated video falsely shows alleged attack on Tinubu campaign vehicle

Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video showing a badly vandalised campaign vehicle branded with Nigeria's president Bola Tinubu’s name and the All Progressives Congress (APC) logo has surfaced...
ArtificialIntelligence

‘APC Supporters Filling Station’ image is AI-generated

Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A VIRAL post circulating on Facebook claims that a new petrol station chain named "APC Supporters Filling Station" has opened nationwide across Nigeria. The post...

Most Read

Recent Checks