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Doctored image of Tinubu barracks circulates online

An X user, @mario9jaa, has posted an image of the newly commissioned barracks in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with Peter Obi’s name at...

Old video of Kano incident used to depict ‘hunger’ protest in Abuja

AN X user, @teejayy__x has posted a video of some youths protesting on a street, claiming that it shows an ongoing protest in Abuja on...

Video does not show robbery scene in Abuja

A video showing five unidentified men attacking motorists on a road has surfaced on social media with a claim that it depicts a robbery...

Shehu Sani makes false claim about museums in Abuja

A former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has claimed that Nigeria is the only country without a museum in its capital city. Senator Sani made the...

Image used to depict Maitama explosion on X has been online since 2014

A claim that a bomb blast had occurred in Maitama, a highbrow district in Nigeria's capital city, Abuja has been circulating online, particularly on...

2023 Elections: Nigerian fact-checkers unveil situation rooms in Lagos, Abuja

THE Nigerian Fact-Checkers’ Coalition (NFC) has unveiled its situation rooms to combat misinformation ahead of the 2023 general elections starting on Saturday, February 25.  The...

ICIR, FactCheckHub train FCT teachers, students on fact-checking

The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) in collaboration with the FactCheckHub on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 trained some teachers and students of Government...

Video does NOT show unknown gunmen chasing policemen in Abuja

A VIDEO showing crowd running after a police van has surfaced on social media alongside a claim that it shows unknown gunmen chasing away...

Old photo of wads of dollar notes resurfaces online, sparks misinformation about PDP presidential primary

AN OLD image of a brown paper envelope customized with the logo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and showing some wads of dollar...

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No, cost of registering WASSCE is not N120,000

A viral video showing a lady saying that the...

Doctored video shows Salah saying he would exit Liverpool soon

A video with a claim that an Egyptian footballer,...

No, State of Emergency was declared in Borno, Yobe

A verified X user, @MissPearls, has claimed that a...

False claim circulates that Opay is the 6th largest bank in Nigeria

A claim that Opay is the sixth largest bank...

EXPLAINER: What does a State of Emergency entail in Nigeria?

THE Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on March 18,...

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No, cost of registering WASSCE is not N120,000

A viral video showing a lady saying that the...

Doctored video shows Salah saying he would exit Liverpool soon

A video with a claim that an Egyptian footballer,...

No, State of Emergency was declared in Borno, Yobe

A verified X user, @MissPearls, has claimed that a...

False claim circulates that Opay is the 6th largest bank in Nigeria

A claim that Opay is the sixth largest bank...

EXPLAINER: What does a State of Emergency entail in Nigeria?

THE Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on March 18,...