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False claim circulates that nobody was arrested, prosecuted for terrorist attacks in Northern Nigeria

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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

Insights Opeyemi Kehinde -
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

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
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

News Fatimah Quadri -
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

News Fatimah Quadri -
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

News Faith Abeka -
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

News Faith Abeka -
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

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola -
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Monday, November 21, 2022 made several claims on the situation of the country and...

2023 polls: Nigerian fact-checkers warn politicians against misinformation

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
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...

FactCheckHub joins global Fact-Checking body

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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...
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Economy

Manipulated video falsely shows Peter Obi miscalculating Ghana’s health budget

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A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show...
Business

EXPLAINER: What 2027 electricity subsidy phase-out means for Nigerians

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Nigeria’s electricity sector is heading for another major policy...
ArtificialIntelligence

No, Sheikh Gumi did not threaten to ‘turn Nigeria upside down’ over banditry

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A VIRAL video circulating on social media depicts Islamic...
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Ghanaian police officer’s fire rescue misrepresented as robbery feat

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