Did Tinubu win only two out of 23 LGAs in Kaduna State?
ON June 7, 2023, a Twitter user, Chigozie Valuation, with the username: @Chigozok claimed that Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, only won in two...
Typological analysis of fact-checking by the Nigerian Fact-checkers’ Coalition during Nigeria’s 2023 general election
Introduction
Nigeria’s 2023 general election have come and gone with sprinkles of victory, controversies, and, expectedly, the circulation of false information. The elections, which produced...
Charly Boy shares fake chart about Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election result
ON May 17, 2023, a Nigerian music artiste, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, shared a chart with a claim that it shows the percentages of votes...
2023 Election: Did Obasanjo hire Russian lawyer ‘Natalia Veselnitskaya’ for Peter Obi?
Several social media posts have claimed that former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has flown in a Russia-based lawyer to reclaim the mandate of the...
No, Peter Obi has not deleted his tweet about resignation from PDP!
ON April 11, 2023, a Twitter user, Imran Muhammad, with the username: @imranmhudz, claimed that Peter Obi, the Labour Party's (LP) flag-bearer in Nigeria's...
False claim circulates that Atiku is retiring from politics, congratulates Tinubu
A claim has circulated online that Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nigeria's 2023 general election, is retiring...
No, US government did not criticize Nigeria’s presidential election!
A Nigerian music artiste, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has shared a video alongside a claim that the United States had...
No! 19-year-old man did not commit suicide after Peter Obi lost 2023 presidential election
A claim has circulated online alongside an image that a 19-year-old young man from Plateau State had committed suicide following Peter Obi, the presidential...
False claims attributed to European Union delegation, NDI/IRI election observers circulate online
A joint press statement attributed to the European Union (EU) delegation and the NDI/IRI Election Observation Mission to Nigeria calling for the stepping down...
FACTSHEET: What you need to know about Nigeria’s pivotal 2023 general elections
By Allwell Okpi and Oluseyi Awojulugbe.
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