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 election draws closer. The coalition consists of Africa Check, Dubawa, FactCheckHub, FactsMatterNG, Daily Trust, The Cable, …
THE FactCheckHub, the fact-checking arm of the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (The ICIR), has officially become a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network. Established in 2015 by Poynter Institute, the IFCN is a forum for fact-checkers worldwide to support …
POPULAR Nigerian blog, Instablog9ja, on Thursday, 26th August 2021, posted on its Instagram page a viral video that claimed that a Kenyan government official chided CNN Journalist, Larry Madowo. The same video was also posted on several YouTube channels albeit …
A viral WhatsApp message which promises Nigerian citizens free N50,000 lockdown funds allegedly by the Federal Government has been shared widely. The message was forward to the FactCheckHub by a concerned Nigerian for verification. It reads: “FG has finally approved …
Multiple viral posts claiming that Nigeria’s nominee for the position of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been appointed by the organisation surfaced online Thursday evening of October 8, 2020. The posts, which came in …
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