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ICIR, Mac-Arthur raise concerns over state-sponsored misinformation in Nigeria

News FactCheckHub - September 6, 2022

By Harrison Edeh AHEAD of Nigeria's 2023 general elections, the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (The ICIR) and Mac-Arthur Foundation have raised concerns over state-sponsored...

Five times Obi quoted wrong figures in public

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola - August 25, 2022

PETER Obi, a former Governor of Anambra state and Labour Party's (LP) presidential candidate for Nigeria's 2023 elections, had early this August engaged in...

Five false claims made by Atiku in the last two years

Insights Nurudeen Akewushola - August 24, 2022

DURING election seasons, Nigerian politicians often make several claims about critical issues, especially on economy and governance, in a bid to convince the citizens...

2023 polls: Nigerian fact-checkers warn politicians against misinformation

News Nurudeen Akewushola - August 23, 2022

A coalition of fact-checkers working in Nigeria has issued a strong warning to politicians to abstain from misinformation and disinformation as the 2023 general...

Four misleading claims Tinubu made in 2022

Insights Raji Olatunji - August 23, 2022

FORMER Lagos State governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, had officially declared in January his intention to run for Nigeria's presidency in the 2023 general elections. Tinubu,...

2023 Elections: Open Letter to all Nigerian politicians

Insights FactCheckHub - August 22, 2022

Dear Nigerian politician, The election season is here, and the narratives are building up around candidates, political parties, and issues. As a result, the media, especially...

Charly Boy’s tweet about INEC discontinuing electronic transmission of results is FALSE

Elections Ajibola Amzat - August 21, 2022

NIGERIAN singer, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, aka Charly Boy, has tweeted that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, would no longer transmit the result of...

How fake PVC registration websites stirred misinformation over INEC’s CVR exercise

Insights Niyi Oyedeji - August 2, 2022

JUST as the Continuous Voters’ Registration (CVR) exercise embarked upon by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was winding down in July 2022, fake...

How true is claim attributed to Charles Soludo on Peter Obi’s investment in Anambra?

Economy Omolola Roseline Pedro - June 24, 2022

A claim circulating on social media attributed to the Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, says the investment made by Peter Obi, ex-governor of the...

Beware! Viral ‘Yemi Osinbajo Support Fund’ post in circulation is FALSE

Elections Raji Olatunji - June 3, 2022

A VIRAL post circulating on WhatsApp in Nigeria claimed that Professor Yemi Osinbajo, through his campaign group, is giving out N33,000 as a support...

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