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No! Photo does not show Rivers’ INEC Commissioner wearing Tinubu’s cap

AN X account, @po_grassrootm, has posted an image showing a man wearing a cap with a logo identical to the one on President Bola...

LIVE-CHECK: Collation begins, as voters await final results of 2024 Edo Election

By Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday morning begins the result collation of the 2024 Edo State governorship election held...

#EdoDecides2024: Voters go to poll today amid surge in misinformation (LIVE-CHECK)

By Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition. As the electorates in Edo State go to the poll today, the coalition brings you fact-checks from its Lagos and Abuja...

2024 Edo Election: ‘Fake news’ trends ahead of Saturday’s poll (LIVE-CHECK)

By Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition. Ahead of Saturday's Edo State Governorship Election, the coalition's preliminary analysis has shown a growing trend of misinformation and disinformation online...

Edo/Ondo elections: INEC urges journalists to guard against fake news

THE Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has urged journalists to be resolute against fake news and misinformation ahead...

UPDATED: Is Peter Obi the first presidential candidate to give an account of his campaign expenses?

AN X handle @Igbohistofacts has claimed that Peter Obi is the first Nigerian presidential candidate to publicly give account of his election campaign funds. The...

2023 in Review: Major fake news that clouded Nigeria’s media space

MAJOR events like the 2023 general elections had their fair share of misinformation and disinformation that contributed to the malaise in Nigeria's media space. ...

Top 10 political claims we fact-checked in 2023

NIGERIA's general election is arguably one of the biggest events of 2023. The election was characterized by various forms of inaccurate and misleading claims...

Off-cycle election: Does INEC’s iReV show an over-voting of 174,183 votes in Adavi, Okehi and Okene LGAs of Kogi state?

An image showing the analysis of over-voting in three local government areas of Kogi state has circulated on social media following the conclusion of...

Stakeholders urge media organisations to uphold ethical reporting to combat misinformation, hate speech

Stakeholders in the Nigerian information space have urged media organisations to play crucial role in countering misinformation and hate speech by upholding ethical standards...

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