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Top 10 notable Nigerians caught spreading misinformation in 2024

THE year 2024 is marked by a flurry of claims from Nigerian public figures, spanning diverse topics such as politics, economics, and sports. With...

Photo does not show Obi inside train in Lagos with Sanwo-Olu

AN image purportedly showing the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, posing inside a train alongside Lagos State Governor, Babajide...

Has US court acquitted Air Peace boss of fraud allegations?

THREE Nigerian newspapers, Business Day, Leadership and The Nation, published a story (archived here, here and here) suggesting that the embattled Chief Executive Officer...

Charly Boy shares old video of warehouse looting amid ‘End Bad Governance’ protests

NIGERIAN musician, Charles Oputa, has posted a video allegedly showing the recent looting of a warehouse amid the ongoing nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria. Popularly...

Video of February demonstration in Ibadan used to depict planned August protest

An X user, @thatverydarkmnn has posted a video of protesting on the streets has surfaced online with a claim that the planned nationwide protest...

Photo does not show Nigerian secondary school student who impregnated two girls

A photo showing a young man kneeling amid two people has surfaced online with a claim that it shows a secondary school student in...

GRV, other prominent Twitter accounts share misleading video about Niger coup

FOLLOWING the Nigerian government's planned intervention to stop the military coup in Niger Republic, some influential Twitter accounts have tweeted a video purportedly showing...

DUBAWA’s report on ‘Baba Aisha herbal medicine’ wins at Global Fact 10

Dubawa has emerged winner of the highest impact fact-check at the Global Fact 10 awards held in Seoul, South Korea on Friday. Announcing the winners...

No, Video does not show Sweden’s sex competition broadcast on DSTV

A claim that the rumoured sex competition has commenced  in Sweden and can be viewed on Channel 206 on the Digital Satellite Television  (DSTV)...

Photo does not show Remi Tinubu presiding over meeting in lieu of President Tinubu

On June 6, 2023, a Twitter user, @PO_GrassRootM tweeted a photo of Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, with a claim that the image shows...

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

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

How disinformation actors propagate divisive narratives on X

THIS report examines the antics of disinformation actors on...

No! Video does not show Remi Tinubu in a fisticuffs with Dino Melaye

AN X user, @prudenceoflago3, has posted a video purportedly...

Meta to test ‘Community Notes’ using algorithms from X

META has announced plans to test its new 'Community...

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

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

How disinformation actors propagate divisive narratives on X

THIS report examines the antics of disinformation actors on...

No! Video does not show Remi Tinubu in a fisticuffs with Dino Melaye

AN X user, @prudenceoflago3, has posted a video purportedly...

Meta to test ‘Community Notes’ using algorithms from X

META has announced plans to test its new 'Community...