Did a boy from Enugu state build hydro-metallic bomb?
A photo showing a young boy standing behind a podium has surfaced online with a claim that a boy from Enugu State built a...
Video does not show Osun governor, Adeleke dancing half-naked
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False claim circulates that nobody was arrested, prosecuted for terrorist attacks in Northern Nigeria
AN X user, Shehu Ghazali Sadiq with the username: @shehusky, has claimed that the Nigerian government has never arrested and prosecuted anyone for all...
“We can’t do this alone”: Nigerian fact-checkers teamed up to debunk politicians’ false claims at this year’s election
Misinformation played a key role earlier this year during Nigeria’s 2023 general elections. The election cycle, held between February and March, ended with the...
WAJIC 2023: Fact-checking organisations deploy innovative techs to combat misinformation
Fact-checking organisations in Africa are deploying innovative methods and technologies to aid fact-checking efforts and counter the spread of misinformation and disinformation on the...
Fact-checkers, journalists urged to curb misinformation to safeguard democracy in Africa
Fact-checkers and journalists in Africa have been urged to utilize their verification skills to ensure free flow of factual information in public so as...
Global Fact-Check Fund: FactCheckHub, Dubawa, 33 others get Google/YouTube grant
THE FactCheckHub and Dubawa were among the 35 organisations named on Thursday as recipient of the Global Fact-Check Fund which is run by the...
ICIR, FactCheckHub unveil trivia game to curb political misinformation
The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) in collaboration with the FactCheckHub has launched an online trivia game to checkmate the spread of misinformation...
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...
Fact-checking Obi’s claims at ‘The Candidates’ presidential town hall series
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Monday, November 21, 2022 made several claims on the situation of the country and...
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