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Dino Melaye spreads false claim about INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu

A former Nigerian lawmaker and spokesperson of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Dino Melaye, has shared a photo alongside a claim that suggests...

2023: Nigerian fact-checkers deploy Full Fact’s AI tools to combat election-related misinformation

FULL Fact, a UK-based fact-checking organisation, has partnered with the Nigerian Fact-checkers Coalition (NFC) to promote credibility of information available in public space during...

TikTok vows to uphold Nigeria’s poll integrity, launches in-app election guide

TIKTOK has announced the launch of the Nigeria Election Hub, an in-app election guide, with promises to uphold the integrity of the country's general...

INEC seeks Meta’s collaboration to tackle election disinformation

NIGERIA's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is in talks with the management of Meta (Facebook parent company) to combat the menace of election disinformation...

2023 polls: Seven ways to avoid election misinformation

THE impact of information disorder has begun to play out in the build-up to Nigeria's general election, holding in February and March this year....

2023 election: INEC disowns fake ad-hoc staff recruitment website

THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned a website advertising ad-hoc staff positions for the agency for the 2023 general election. It will be...

Disinformation in Brazil election: Lessons for Nigeria ahead of 2023 polls

For fact-checkers across the world, election season comes with an enormous task, as it is often characterised by misinformation and disinformation. And the October...

2023 elections: Media houses urged to embrace fact-checking

NIGERIAN media houses have been urged to establish fact-checking desks in their newsrooms and incorporate fact-checking processes in their journalism practice in order tackle...

Misinformation: US, Nigeria face similar problems – Diplomat

By Sinafi Omanga THE United States (US) has said the problem of misinformation during electioneering campaigns that Nigeria is facing ahead of the nation's 2023...

ICIR, Mac-Arthur raise concerns over state-sponsored misinformation in Nigeria

By Harrison Edeh AHEAD of Nigeria's 2023 general elections, the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (The ICIR) and Mac-Arthur Foundation have raised concerns over state-sponsored...

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ICIR/FactCheckHub wins Global Fact-checking Award

THE International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) and FactCheckHub...

LIVE-CHECK: Ekiti 2026 governorship election

By Nigerian Fact-checkers’ Coalition. The Ekiti State 2026 Governorship Election kicks...

#EkitiDecides2026 : How to authenticate election results

By Nigerian Factcheckers Coalition Ekiti State observes its gubernatorial election...

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Video does not show Nigerian children eating human meat

A VIDEO circulating on social media claims to show...

ICIR/FactCheckHub wins Global Fact-checking Award

THE International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) and FactCheckHub...

LIVE-CHECK: Ekiti 2026 governorship election

By Nigerian Fact-checkers’ Coalition. The Ekiti State 2026 Governorship Election kicks...

#EkitiDecides2026 : How to authenticate election results

By Nigerian Factcheckers Coalition Ekiti State observes its gubernatorial election...