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No, 300 people were not recently rescued from a chained house in Kaduna

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
A Facebook page, Progressive Nigerian Politics, has shared photos of malnourished persons, including children, with the claim that over 300 people were recently rescued...

Global Fact-Check Chatbot launched to fight disinformation worldwide

News Fatimah Quadri -
OVER 60 fact-checking organisations, including FactCheckHub, have launched the Global Fact‑Check Chatbot (GFC), an artificial intelligence-powered tool aimed at delivering fast, verified fact-checks in...

GlobalFact12: IFCN urges action as AI, funding gaps threaten fact-checking

News Fatimah Quadri -
THE director of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), Angie Drobnic Holan, has called on fact-checkers globally to remain united, innovative, and resilient amidst growing...

CableCheck, 22 others get IFCN 2025 BUILD grant

News Fatimah Quadri -
CableCheck and 22 other fact-checking organisations spread across 20 countries have been awarded the BUILD 2025 round of the Global Fact-Check Fund managed by...

IFCN announces speakers for Global Fact 12

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
THE International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute has announced keynote speakers for the 12th edition of Global Fact-checking Summit. The world’s largest fact-checking...

How to use Google Fact Check Explorer for crosschecking information

Tutorials Abdullahi Muritala -
Google Fact Check Explorer is a simple tool that allows online users to verify information by providing fact-checked content from trusted sources especially credible...

Global fact-checkers grapple with harassment, cyberattacks and financial instability – Report

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
A new report by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has revealed that fact-checking organisations across the world are operating under increasing pressure, persistent harassment,...

Navigating information space: experts debate the role of community notes in fact-checking

News Fatimah Quadri -
AS misinformation and disinformation continue to shape public discourse, experts on Friday gathered to discuss the role of community notes in combating false information. Hosted...

OPINION: The case for facts

Insights FactCheckHub -
Verifiable evidence remains journalism’s foundation, despite mounting attacks on the press, WRITES Angie Drobnic Holan. Picture a world where evidence doesn’t matter, where the loudest...

What happens if you “get rid” of fact-checking?

Insights Opeyemi Kehinde -
Joel Kaplan, Zuckerberg’s second in command at Meta, has recently said that community notes will launch “elsewhere” in 2026, including the EU. This is the...
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Old video of opposition lawmakers protesting in house of representatives resurfaces

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Viral post misidentifies NAFDAC raid suspect as ‘Adeyemi’

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